452  
CDUS43 KUNR 220043  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
643 PM MDT THU AUG 21 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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 91 211 PM 101 1947 85 6 93  
MINIMUM 63 511 AM 43 2021 55 8 61  
AVERAGE 77 70 7 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.92 1964 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.46 1.16 1.30 0.67  
SINCE JUN 1 8.56 6.31 2.25 2.57  
SINCE JAN 1 14.99 13.56 1.43 10.45  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 6 -6 6  
SINCE JUN 1 73 112 -39 65  
SINCE JUL 1 11 19 -8 10  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 12 6 6 12  
MONTH TO DATE 209 154 55 195  
SINCE JUN 1 636 479 157 640  
SINCE JAN 1 660 491 169 645    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 61 600 AM  
LOWEST 32 300 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 104 1949  
1960  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 38 1966  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 21 2025........SUNRISE 603 AM MDT SUNSET 746 PM MDT  
AUGUST 22 2025........SUNRISE 604 AM MDT SUNSET 745 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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