251  
CDUS43 KUNR 090035  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
635 PM MDT THU MAY 08 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 80 251 PM 88 1985 63 17 49  
MINIMUM 41 422 AM 21 2010 39 2 40  
AVERAGE 61 51 10 45  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.36 1965 0.10 -0.10 0.14  
1995  
MONTH TO DATE 0.07 0.74 -0.67 0.58  
SINCE MAR 1 3.63 3.73 -0.10 5.95  
SINCE JAN 1 4.42 4.54 -0.12 6.78  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 4 14 -10 20  
MONTH TO DATE 61 124 -63 127  
SINCE MAR 1 1318 1676 -358 1556  
SINCE JUL 1 6225 6934 -709 6194  
 
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 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 600 AM  
LOWEST 25 400 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 86 1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 25 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2025...........SUNRISE 534 AM MDT SUNSET 804 PM MDT  
MAY 9 2025...........SUNRISE 533 AM MDT SUNSET 805 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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