355  
CDUS43 KUNR 190036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
636 PM MDT SUN MAY 18 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 63 131 PM 92 1992 67 -4 67  
MINIMUM 41 324 AM 29 1943 43 -2 46  
AVERAGE 52 55 -3 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.21 0.79 1962 0.12 0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.54 1.87 -1.33 0.90  
SINCE MAR 1 4.10 4.86 -0.76 6.27  
SINCE JAN 1 4.89 5.67 -0.78 7.10  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 13 10 3 8  
MONTH TO DATE 113 245 -132 183  
SINCE MAR 1 1370 1797 -427 1612  
SINCE JUL 1 6277 7055 -778 6250  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 24 0 24 4  
SINCE MAR 1 24 1 23 4  
SINCE JAN 1 24 1 23 4    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
HAIL  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 500 AM  
LOWEST 60 200 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 94 2009  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 31 1966  
1968  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE 523 AM MDT SUNSET 815 PM MDT  
MAY 19 2025...........SUNRISE 522 AM MDT SUNSET 817 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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