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CDUS43 KUNR 300038  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
638 PM MDT FRI AUG 29 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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 76 400 PM 107 2012 83 -7 83  
MINIMUM 63 603 AM 41 1988 53 10 54  
AVERAGE 70 68 2 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.07 2011 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.55 1.51 1.04 0.97  
SINCE JUN 1 8.65 6.66 1.99 2.87  
SINCE JAN 1 15.08 13.91 1.17 10.75  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 18 -18 6  
SINCE JUN 1 73 124 -51 65  
SINCE JUL 1 11 31 -20 10  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 5 5 0 4  
MONTH TO DATE 238 196 42 269  
SINCE JUN 1 665 521 144 714  
SINCE JAN 1 689 533 156 719    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 1000 AM  
LOWEST 55 400 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 102 1948  
2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 38 1992  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 29 2025........SUNRISE 612 AM MDT SUNSET 733 PM MDT  
AUGUST 30 2025........SUNRISE 614 AM MDT SUNSET 731 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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