694  
CDUS43 KUNR 030037  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
637 PM MDT FRI MAY 02 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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 64 347 PM 86 2015 61 3 62  
MINIMUM 38 432 AM 21 2019 36 2 34  
AVERAGE 51 49 2 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.58 2008 0.09 -0.09 0.05  
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.18 -0.15 0.22  
SINCE MAR 1 3.59 3.17 0.42 5.59  
SINCE JAN 1 4.38 3.98 0.40 6.42  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 14 16 -2 17  
MONTH TO DATE 29 33 -4 36  
SINCE MAR 1 1286 1585 -299 1465  
SINCE JUL 1 6193 6843 -650 6103  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 1 -1 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 400 AM  
LOWEST 21 100 PM  
AVERAGE 49  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 93 1952  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 19 1954  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 2 2025...........SUNRISE 542 AM MDT SUNSET 757 PM MDT  
MAY 3 2025...........SUNRISE 540 AM MDT SUNSET 758 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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