240  
CDUS43 KUNR 190036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
636 PM MDT THU SEP 18 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 18 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 69 349 PM 97 1998 75 -6 84  
MINIMUM 56 756 AM 24 1991 46 10 53  
AVERAGE 63 60 3 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.02 0.86 1946 0.04 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.05 0.71 0.34 1.18  
SINCE SEP 1 1.05 0.71 0.34 1.18  
SINCE JAN 1 16.54 14.70 1.84 11.93  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 2 6 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 40 74 -34 1  
SINCE SEP 1 40 74 -34 1  
SINCE JUL 1 51 112 -61 11  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 4  
MONTH TO DATE 79 52 27 137  
SINCE SEP 1 79 52 27 137  
SINCE JAN 1 769 594 175 867    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 600 AM  
LOWEST 49 400 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 95 2022  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 22 1991  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 18 2025.....SUNRISE 635 AM MDT SUNSET 656 PM MDT  
SEPTEMBER 19 2025.....SUNRISE 636 AM MDT SUNSET 655 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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