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CDUS43 KUNR 220038  
CLIUNR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
638 PM MDT WED MAY 21 2025  
   
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..THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 2025
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 63 92 1966 67 -4 56  
MINIMUM 39 27 1931 47 -8 44  
AVERAGE 51 57 -6 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 1.97 2019 0.16 -0.15 0.14  
MONTH TO DATE 0.94 2.58 -1.64 1.96  
SINCE MAR 1 4.02 5.78 -1.76 7.30  
SINCE JAN 1 4.86 6.62 -1.76 8.33  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.5 2019 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 2.0 -2.0 0.2  
SINCE MAR 1 8.8 22.4 -13.6 13.2  
SINCE JUL 1 28.4 53.4 -25.0 26.3  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 14 9 5 15  
MONTH TO DATE 138 256 -118 209  
SINCE MAR 1 1365 1756 -391 1597  
SINCE JUL 1 6051 6690 -639 5911  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 36 3 33 5  
SINCE MAR 1 36 4 32 13  
SINCE JAN 1 36 4 32 13    
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WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
   
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THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 89 2006  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 30 1963  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2025...........SUNRISE 520 AM MDT SUNSET 819 PM MDT  
MAY 22 2025...........SUNRISE 519 AM MDT SUNSET 820 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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