672  
CDUS43 KUNR 160839  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
239 AM MDT SAT AUG 16 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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 92 414 PM 106 1988 86 6 89  
MINIMUM 61 519 AM 47 2023 57 4 63  
AVERAGE 77 71 6 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.18 0.69 1978 0.05 0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.46 0.87 1.59 0.67  
SINCE JUN 1 8.56 6.02 2.54 2.57  
SINCE JAN 1 14.99 13.27 1.72 10.45  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 6  
SINCE JUN 1 73 106 -33 65  
SINCE JUL 1 11 13 -2 10  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 12 7 5 11  
MONTH TO DATE 127 117 10 126  
SINCE JUN 1 554 442 112 571  
SINCE JAN 1 578 454 124 576    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 40 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 55 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 400 AM  
LOWEST 35 400 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 101 1973  
1995  
2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 45 1968  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 16 2025........SUNRISE 558 AM MDT SUNSET 755 PM MDT  
AUGUST 17 2025........SUNRISE 559 AM MDT SUNSET 753 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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