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CDUS43 KUNR 170836
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
236 AM MDT SUN AUG 17 2025
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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 85 414 PM 101 1973 86 -1 91
1995
2002
MINIMUM 66 513 AM 45 1968 57 9 57
AVERAGE 76 71 5 74
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 0.37 1994 0.05 -0.05 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.46 0.92 1.54 0.67
SINCE JUN 1 8.56 6.07 2.49 2.57
SINCE JAN 1 14.99 13.32 1.67 10.45
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 6
SINCE JUN 1 73 107 -34 65
SINCE JUL 1 11 14 -3 10
COOLING
YESTERDAY 11 7 4 9
MONTH TO DATE 138 124 14 135
SINCE JUN 1 565 449 116 580
SINCE JAN 1 589 461 128 585
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 84 500 AM
LOWEST 59 500 PM
AVERAGE 72
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 105 2021
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 39 2002
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2025........SUNRISE 559 AM MDT SUNSET 753 PM MDT
AUGUST 18 2025........SUNRISE 600 AM MDT SUNSET 751 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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