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CDUS43 KUNR 260039  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
539 PM MST WED DEC 25 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 25 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 48 340 PM 60 1963 36 12 32  
MINIMUM 37 457 PM -21 1983 13 24 17  
AVERAGE 43 24 19 25  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.35 2016 0.01 -0.01 0.08  
MONTH TO DATE 0.12 0.27 -0.15 0.08  
SINCE DEC 1 0.12 0.27 -0.15 0.08  
SINCE JAN 1 13.00 17.36 -4.36 19.39  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 22 41 -19 40  
MONTH TO DATE 806 979 -173 751  
SINCE DEC 1 806 979 -173 751  
SINCE JUL 1 2025 2664 -639 2233  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 932 607 325 555    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 75 400 AM  
LOWEST 43 400 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 62 1946  
1947  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -23 1996  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 25 2024......SUNRISE 726 AM MST SUNSET 420 PM MST  
DECEMBER 26 2024......SUNRISE 726 AM MST SUNSET 420 PM MST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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