696  
CDUS43 KUNR 280834  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
234 AM MDT THU AUG 28 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 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 86 157 PM 103 1991 83 3 80  
MINIMUM 54 457 AM 42 1992 53 1 52  
AVERAGE 70 68 2 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.88 2006 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.55 1.42 1.13 0.97  
SINCE JUN 1 8.65 6.57 2.08 2.87  
SINCE JAN 1 15.08 13.82 1.26 10.75  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 14 -14 6  
SINCE JUN 1 73 120 -47 65  
SINCE JUL 1 11 27 -16 10  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 5 5 0 1  
MONTH TO DATE 227 186 41 253  
SINCE JUN 1 654 511 143 698  
SINCE JAN 1 678 523 155 703    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 500 AM  
LOWEST 30 200 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 100 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 41 2004  
2019  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 28 2025........SUNRISE 611 AM MDT SUNSET 735 PM MDT  
AUGUST 29 2025........SUNRISE 612 AM MDT SUNSET 733 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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