706  
CDUS43 KUNR 020039  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
639 PM MDT WED OCT 01 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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 83 158 PM 94 2005 68 15 78  
MINIMUM 60 243 AM 20 1985 40 20 33  
AVERAGE 72 54 18 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.77 1977 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 1.05 1.27 -0.22 1.18  
SINCE JAN 1 16.54 15.26 1.28 11.93  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 11 -11 9  
MONTH TO DATE 0 11 -11 9  
SINCE SEP 1 57 186 -129 44  
SINCE JUL 1 68 224 -156 54  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 7 0 7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 7 0 7 0  
SINCE SEP 1 114 62 52 192  
SINCE JAN 1 804 604 200 922    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 48 1200 AM  
LOWEST 27 200 PM  
AVERAGE 38  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 96 2011  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 27 1950  
2009  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 1 2025.......SUNRISE 650 AM MDT SUNSET 632 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 2 2025.......SUNRISE 652 AM MDT SUNSET 631 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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