280  
CDUS43 KUNR 090833  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
233 AM MDT SAT AUG 09 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 2025
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 80 1106 AM 103 1944 87 -7 73  
1992  
MINIMUM 57 1146 PM 48 2023 58 -1 55  
AVERAGE 69 73 -4 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.00 1945 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.87 0.49 1.38 0.15  
SINCE JUN 1 7.97 5.64 2.33 2.05  
SINCE JAN 1 14.40 12.89 1.51 9.93  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 1  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 1  
SINCE JUN 1 73 106 -33 60  
SINCE JUL 1 11 13 -2 5  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 4 8 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 72 66 6 88  
SINCE JUN 1 499 391 108 533  
SINCE JAN 1 523 403 120 538    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 48 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 100 AM  
LOWEST 36 600 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 106 1947  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 47 1967  
1995  
2024  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 9 2025........SUNRISE 550 AM MDT SUNSET 805 PM MDT  
AUGUST 10 2025........SUNRISE 551 AM MDT SUNSET 804 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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