002  
CDUS43 KUNR 060044  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
644 PM MDT TUE AUG 05 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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 83 231 PM 103 2022 87 -4 84  
MINIMUM 67 1203 AM 45 1980 59 8 62  
AVERAGE 75 73 2 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.75 2014 0.06 -0.06 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.82 0.32 1.50 0.13  
SINCE JUN 1 7.92 5.47 2.45 2.03  
SINCE JAN 1 14.35 12.72 1.63 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 10 8 2 8  
MONTH TO DATE 42 42 0 71  
SINCE JUN 1 469 367 102 516  
SINCE JAN 1 493 379 114 521    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 47 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 61 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 1200 AM  
LOWEST 36 200 AM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 104 1961  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 50 1989  
1993  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 5 2025........SUNRISE 545 AM MDT SUNSET 811 PM MDT  
AUGUST 6 2025........SUNRISE 546 AM MDT SUNSET 809 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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