251  
CDUS43 KUNR 160844  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
244 AM MDT SUN MAR 16 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 2025  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 47 335 PM 84 2015 48 -1 63  
MINIMUM 26 956 PM -5 1949 22 4 16  
AVERAGE 37 35 2 40  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.30 1944 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.34 0.35 -0.01 T  
SINCE MAR 1 0.34 0.35 -0.01 T  
SINCE JAN 1 1.13 1.16 -0.03 0.83  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 28 30 -2 25  
MONTH TO DATE 373 486 -113 382  
SINCE MAR 1 373 486 -113 382  
SINCE JUL 1 5280 5744 -464 5020  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 63 200 AM  
LOWEST 23 200 PM  
AVERAGE 43  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 82 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -2 1943  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 16 2025.........SUNRISE 702 AM MDT SUNSET 700 PM MDT  
MARCH 17 2025.........SUNRISE 700 AM MDT SUNSET 701 PM MDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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