980  
CDUS43 KUNR 050037  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
637 PM MDT MON AUG 04 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 4 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 88 443 PM 103 2001 87 1 87  
MINIMUM 60 411 AM 45 1978 59 1 65  
AVERAGE 74 73 1 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.44 2.60 1982 0.07 0.37 0.13  
MONTH TO DATE 1.82 0.26 1.56 0.13  
SINCE JUN 1 7.92 5.41 2.51 2.03  
SINCE JAN 1 14.35 12.66 1.69 9.91  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 73 106 -33 59  
SINCE JUL 1 11 13 -2 4  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 9 8 1 11  
MONTH TO DATE 32 34 -2 63  
SINCE JUN 1 459 359 100 508  
SINCE JAN 1 483 371 112 513    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 400 AM  
LOWEST 29 100 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 103 2022  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 45 1980  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 4 2025........SUNRISE 544 AM MDT SUNSET 812 PM MDT  
AUGUST 5 2025........SUNRISE 545 AM MDT SUNSET 811 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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