841  
CDUS43 KUNR 180046  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
546 PM MST FRI JAN 17 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 2025  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 43 127 AM 62 1946 36 7 27  
1972  
MINIMUM 23 459 PM -24 1943 13 10 9  
AVERAGE 33 24 9 18  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.22 1996 0.01 -0.01 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 0.35 0.17 0.18 0.04  
SINCE DEC 1 0.81 0.52 0.29 0.36  
SINCE JAN 1 0.35 0.17 0.18 0.04  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 32 41 -9 47  
MONTH TO DATE 749 697 52 862  
SINCE DEC 1 1752 1920 -168 1824  
SINCE JUL 1 2971 3605 -634 3306  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 41 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 59 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 22.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 75 1100 AM  
LOWEST 57 100 AM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 59 1989  
2013  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -27 1943  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 17 2025.......SUNRISE 722 AM MST SUNSET 443 PM MST  
JANUARY 18 2025.......SUNRISE 722 AM MST SUNSET 444 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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