263  
CDUS43 KUNR 170045  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
645 PM MDT TUE SEP 16 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 16 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 69 848 AM 95 1949 76 -7 92  
1961  
MINIMUM 55 535 AM 30 1965 46 9 59  
AVERAGE 62 61 1 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.16 0.78 1959 0.04 0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.46 0.63 -0.17 1.00  
SINCE SEP 1 0.46 0.63 -0.17 1.00  
SINCE JAN 1 15.95 14.62 1.33 11.75  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 3 6 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 36 62 -26 1  
SINCE SEP 1 36 62 -26 1  
SINCE JUL 1 47 100 -53 11  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 11  
MONTH TO DATE 79 48 31 123  
SINCE SEP 1 79 48 31 123  
SINCE JAN 1 769 590 179 853    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 100 PM  
LOWEST 54 800 AM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 101 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 26 1991  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 16 2025.....SUNRISE 633 AM MDT SUNSET 700 PM MDT  
SEPTEMBER 17 2025.....SUNRISE 634 AM MDT SUNSET 658 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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