993  
CDUS43 KUNR 180837  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
237 AM MDT MON AUG 18 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 91 312 PM 105 2021 86 5 91  
MINIMUM 64 231 AM 39 2002 56 8 57  
AVERAGE 78 71 7 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.55 2015 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.46 0.98 1.48 0.67  
SINCE JUN 1 8.56 6.13 2.43 2.57  
SINCE JAN 1 14.99 13.38 1.61 10.45  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 6  
SINCE JUN 1 73 108 -35 65  
SINCE JUL 1 11 15 -4 10  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 13 6 7 9  
MONTH TO DATE 151 130 21 144  
SINCE JUN 1 578 455 123 589  
SINCE JAN 1 602 467 135 594    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 600 AM  
LOWEST 37 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 104 1959  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 43 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 18 2025........SUNRISE 600 AM MDT SUNSET 751 PM MDT  
AUGUST 19 2025........SUNRISE 601 AM MDT SUNSET 750 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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