785  
CXUS53 KUNR 051156  
CLSRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
556 AM MDT FRI SEP 05 2025  
   
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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM  
6/1/2025 TO 8/31/2025...  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S  
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
RECORD  
HIGH 111 07/15/2006  
LOW 23 06/09/2021  
HIGHEST 106 06/20 107 07/25  
LOWEST 40 06/04 34 06/19  
06/06  
AVG. MAXIMUM 85.4 83.1 2.3 87.6  
AVG. MINIMUM 56.9 55.4 1.5 56.2  
MEAN 71.2 69.3 1.9 71.9  
DAYS MAX >= 90 28 44  
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0  
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0  
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 14.54 2015  
MINIMUM 2.23 1994  
TOTALS 9.06 6.74 2.32 2.87  
DAILY AVG. 0.10 0.07 0.03 0.03  
DAYS >= .01 34 25  
DAYS >= .10 19 10  
DAYS >= .50 8 0  
DAYS >= 1.00 1 0  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 1.38 08/01 TO 08/02 0.48  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 73 131 -58 65  
COOLING TOTAL 666 530 136 725    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 51/330 DATE 07/05  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 67/340 DATE 07/05  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 60  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 37 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 18 RAIN 19  
LIGHT RAIN 40 FREEZING RAIN 0  
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0  
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0  
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0  
FOG 29 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4  
HAZE 7  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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