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CDUS43 KUNR 170036
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
636 PM MDT THU OCT 16 2025
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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 64 301 PM 91 1991 60 4 88
MINIMUM 48 656 AM 14 1992 34 14 45
AVERAGE 56 47 9 67
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.05 1.44 1998 0.05 0.00 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.91 0.86 0.05 0.00
SINCE SEP 1 1.96 2.08 -0.12 1.18
SINCE JAN 1 17.45 16.07 1.38 11.93
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 9 18 -9 0
MONTH TO DATE 132 236 -104 99
SINCE SEP 1 189 411 -222 134
SINCE JUL 1 200 449 -249 144
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 2
MONTH TO DATE 18 0 18 10
SINCE SEP 1 125 62 63 202
SINCE JAN 1 815 604 211 932
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 1200 AM
LOWEST 50 300 PM
AVERAGE 72
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 85 1950
2003
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 17 1948
1984
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 16 2025.......SUNRISE 709 AM MDT SUNSET 606 PM MDT
OCTOBER 17 2025.......SUNRISE 710 AM MDT SUNSET 604 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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