360  
CDUS43 KUNR 100037  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
637 PM MDT FRI MAY 09 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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 82 157 PM 86 1962 64 18 63  
MINIMUM 49 243 AM 25 2002 39 10 46  
AVERAGE 66 51 15 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.04 1.17 2015 0.10 -0.06 0.15  
MONTH TO DATE 0.11 0.84 -0.73 0.73  
SINCE MAR 1 3.67 3.83 -0.16 6.10  
SINCE JAN 1 4.46 4.64 -0.18 6.93  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 14 -14 10  
MONTH TO DATE 61 138 -77 137  
SINCE MAR 1 1318 1690 -372 1566  
SINCE JUL 1 6225 6948 -723 6204  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 1 0 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 0 1 0  
SINCE MAR 1 1 1 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 1 1 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 63 1200 AM  
LOWEST 25 200 PM  
AVERAGE 44  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 90 1961  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 24 1990  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 9 2025...........SUNRISE 533 AM MDT SUNSET 805 PM MDT  
MAY 10 2025...........SUNRISE 531 AM MDT SUNSET 807 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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