792  
CDUS43 KUNR 170839  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
239 AM MDT THU APR 17 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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 82 247 PM 86 1958 57 25 66  
MINIMUM 34 525 AM 7 2022 31 3 45  
AVERAGE 58 44 14 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.75 1976 0.07 -0.07 0.06  
MONTH TO DATE 0.21 0.96 -0.75 3.67  
SINCE MAR 1 0.82 1.87 -1.05 4.45  
SINCE JAN 1 1.61 2.68 -1.07 5.28  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 7 21 -14 9  
MONTH TO DATE 300 364 -64 268  
SINCE MAR 1 1011 1282 -271 1173  
SINCE JUL 1 5918 6540 -622 5811  
 
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 52 400 AM  
LOWEST 9 200 PM  
AVERAGE 31  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 88 1948  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 16 2001  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 17 2025.........SUNRISE 605 AM MDT SUNSET 739 PM MDT  
APRIL 18 2025.........SUNRISE 603 AM MDT SUNSET 740 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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