944  
CDUS43 KUNR 060036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
636 PM MDT MON MAY 05 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 77 1209 PM 93 2004 62 15 69  
MINIMUM 49 504 AM 22 1944 37 12 36  
AVERAGE 63 50 13 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 1.10 2007 0.09 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.04 0.45 -0.41 0.38  
SINCE MAR 1 3.60 3.44 0.16 5.75  
SINCE JAN 1 4.39 4.25 0.14 6.58  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 2 15 -13 12  
MONTH TO DATE 39 80 -41 90  
SINCE MAR 1 1296 1632 -336 1519  
SINCE JUL 1 6203 6890 -687 6157  
 
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 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 500 AM  
LOWEST 39 100 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 88 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 26 1989  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 5 2025...........SUNRISE 538 AM MDT SUNSET 801 PM MDT  
MAY 6 2025...........SUNRISE 536 AM MDT SUNSET 802 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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