529  
CDUS43 KUNR 190047  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
647 PM MDT MON AUG 18 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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 92 159 PM 104 1959 85 7 95  
MINIMUM 66 426 AM 43 2002 56 10 64  
AVERAGE 79 71 8 80  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.62 1996 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.46 1.02 1.44 0.67  
SINCE JUN 1 8.56 6.17 2.39 2.57  
SINCE JAN 1 14.99 13.42 1.57 10.45  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 6  
SINCE JUN 1 73 109 -36 65  
SINCE JUL 1 11 16 -5 10  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 14 6 8 15  
MONTH TO DATE 165 136 29 159  
SINCE JUN 1 592 461 131 604  
SINCE JAN 1 616 473 143 609    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 1200 AM  
LOWEST 30 200 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 104 1986  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 41 1978  
 
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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