457  
CDUS43 KUNR 180035  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
635 PM MDT THU JUL 17 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 17 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 76 414 PM 104 1977 87 -11 91  
MINIMUM 55 601 AM 46 1950 59 -4 60  
AVERAGE 66 73 -7 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.39 2018 0.08 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.52 1.26 1.26 0.56  
SINCE JUN 1 4.51 4.13 0.38 1.53  
SINCE JAN 1 10.94 11.38 -0.44 9.41  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 11 7 4 4  
SINCE JUN 1 73 100 -27 59  
SINCE JUL 1 11 7 4 4  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 1 8 -7 11  
MONTH TO DATE 145 120 25 135  
SINCE JUN 1 293 201 92 254  
SINCE JAN 1 317 213 104 259    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 1200 AM  
LOWEST 55 300 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 106 2006  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 49 1972  
1982  
1992  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 17 2025..........SUNRISE 525 AM MDT SUNSET 831 PM MDT  
JULY 18 2025..........SUNRISE 526 AM MDT SUNSET 830 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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