462  
CDUS43 KUNR 130039  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
639 PM MDT SUN OCT 12 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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 63 1222 PM 90 1956 62 1 78  
MINIMUM 50 459 PM 16 2009 35 15 43  
AVERAGE 57 49 8 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.97 2023 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.60 0.65 -0.05 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 1.65 1.87 -0.22 1.18  
SINCE JAN 1 17.14 15.86 1.28 11.93  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 8 16 -8 4  
MONTH TO DATE 71 166 -95 54  
SINCE SEP 1 128 341 -213 89  
SINCE JUL 1 139 379 -240 99  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 18 0 18 8  
SINCE SEP 1 125 62 63 200  
SINCE JAN 1 815 604 211 930    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 39 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 50 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 100 AM  
LOWEST 33 200 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 87 1958  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 18 1969  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 12 2025.......SUNRISE 704 AM MDT SUNSET 613 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 13 2025.......SUNRISE 705 AM MDT SUNSET 611 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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