CXUS53 KUNR 011638 CLMRAP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 938 AM MST SUN NOV 01 2026 ................................... ...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 96 10/02/2011 LOW -7 10/26/2020 HIGHEST 93 10/09 96 10/03 LOWEST 27 10/16 19 10/29 10/31 AVG. MAXIMUM 68.5 60.4 8.1 67.0 AVG. MINIMUM 39.5 33.7 5.8 38.0 MEAN 54.0 47.1 6.9 52.5 DAYS MAX >= 90 3 2 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 8 9 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 5.60 1998 MINIMUM T 1960 TOTALS 0.30 1.41 -1.11 1.02 DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.05 -0.04 0.03 DAYS >= .01 7 9 DAYS >= .10 1 2 DAYS >= .50 0 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.17 10/25 TO 10/26 0.59 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 353 560 -207 397 SINCE 7/1 413 773 -360 MM COOLING TOTAL 20 3 17 18 SINCE 1/1 949 607 342 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 46/330 DATE 10/15 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 59/330 DATE 10/15 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 59 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 1 SLEET 0 FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$