242  
CDUS43 KUNR 080038  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
538 PM MST FRI MAR 07 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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 36 200 PM 74 2020 45 -9 30  
MINIMUM 24 236 AM -13 1995 19 5 20  
1996  
AVERAGE 30 32 -2 25  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.02 0.28 2019 0.02 0.00 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.34 0.15 0.19 T  
SINCE MAR 1 0.34 0.15 0.19 T  
SINCE JAN 1 1.13 0.96 0.17 0.83  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 35 33 2 40  
MONTH TO DATE 212 238 -26 196  
SINCE MAR 1 212 238 -26 196  
SINCE JUL 1 5119 5496 -377 4834  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 1200 AM  
LOWEST 56 100 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 68 1977  
2007  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -21 1996  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 7 2025.........SUNRISE 618 AM MST SUNSET 549 PM MST  
MARCH 8 2025.........SUNRISE 616 AM MST SUNSET 550 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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