407  
CDUS43 KUNR 190838  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
238 AM MDT TUE AUG 19 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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 92 159 PM 104 1959 85 7 95  
MINIMUM 64 1142 PM 43 2002 56 8 64  
AVERAGE 78 71 7 80  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 13 6 7 15  
MONTH TO DATE 164 136 28 159  
SINCE JUN 1 591 461 130 604  
SINCE JAN 1 615 473 142 609    
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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 7.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 104 1986  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 41 1978  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 19 2025........SUNRISE 601 AM MDT SUNSET 750 PM MDT  
AUGUST 20 2025........SUNRISE 602 AM MDT SUNSET 748 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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