796  
CDUS43 KUNR 010035  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
635 PM MDT SUN AUG 31 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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 75 412 PM 103 1954 82 -7 93  
MINIMUM 59 342 AM 37 2020 52 7 53  
AVERAGE 67 67 0 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.02 0.88 2014 0.04 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.96 1.59 1.37 0.97  
SINCE JUN 1 9.06 6.74 2.32 2.87  
SINCE JAN 1 15.49 13.99 1.50 10.75  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 22 -22 6  
SINCE JUN 1 73 128 -55 65  
SINCE JUL 1 11 35 -24 10  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 2 4 -2 8  
MONTH TO DATE 239 205 34 280  
SINCE JUN 1 666 530 136 725  
SINCE JAN 1 690 542 148 730    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 200 AM  
LOWEST 51 300 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 101 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 40 1974  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 31 2025........SUNRISE 615 AM MDT SUNSET 729 PM MDT  
SEPTEMBER 1 2025.....SUNRISE 616 AM MDT SUNSET 728 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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