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CDUS43 KUNR 160846
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
246 AM MDT FRI MAY 16 2025
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 65 326 PM 90 1987 66 -1 67
MINIMUM 49 1159 PM 30 2005 41 8 46
2016
AVERAGE 57 54 3 57
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 1.09 2015 0.12 -0.12 0.03
MONTH TO DATE 0.33 1.52 -1.19 0.90
SINCE MAR 1 3.89 4.51 -0.62 6.27
SINCE JAN 1 4.68 5.32 -0.64 7.10
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 8 12 -4 8
MONTH TO DATE 73 213 -140 171
SINCE MAR 1 1330 1765 -435 1600
SINCE JUL 1 6237 7023 -786 6238
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 24 0 24 0
SINCE MAR 1 24 1 23 0
SINCE JAN 1 24 1 23 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 43 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 58 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 26.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 74 200 AM
LOWEST 34 400 PM
AVERAGE 54
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 91 1979
2012
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 24 2009
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE 525 AM MDT SUNSET 813 PM MDT
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE 524 AM MDT SUNSET 814 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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