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CDUS43 KUNR 130040  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
640 PM MDT FRI SEP 12 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 12 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 91 151 PM 97 1990 78 13 94  
2004  
MINIMUM 63 557 AM 28 2014 48 15 59  
AVERAGE 77 63 14 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.40 2009 0.04 -0.04 0.82  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.48 -0.48 0.94  
SINCE SEP 1 T 0.48 -0.48 0.94  
SINCE JAN 1 15.49 14.47 1.02 11.69  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 4 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 31 41 -10 1  
SINCE SEP 1 31 41 -10 1  
SINCE JUL 1 42 79 -37 11  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 12 2 10 12  
MONTH TO DATE 64 40 24 100  
SINCE SEP 1 64 40 24 100  
SINCE JAN 1 754 582 172 830    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 67 500 AM  
LOWEST 25 300 PM  
AVERAGE 46  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 93 2015  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 29 1949  
1993  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 12 2025.....SUNRISE 628 AM MDT SUNSET 708 PM MDT  
SEPTEMBER 13 2025.....SUNRISE 630 AM MDT SUNSET 706 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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