818  
CDUS43 KUNR 170036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
636 PM MDT SUN MAR 16 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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 60 459 PM 82 2012 49 11 54  
MINIMUM 20 548 AM -2 1943 23 -3 31  
AVERAGE 40 36 4 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.39 1963 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.34 0.38 -0.04 T  
SINCE MAR 1 0.34 0.38 -0.04 T  
SINCE JAN 1 1.13 1.19 -0.06 0.83  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 25 29 -4 22  
MONTH TO DATE 398 515 -117 404  
SINCE MAR 1 398 515 -117 404  
SINCE JUL 1 5305 5773 -468 5042  
 
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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 65 600 AM  
LOWEST 13 100 PM  
AVERAGE 39  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 79 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -2 1965  
 
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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