777  
CDUS43 KUNR 170842  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
242 AM MDT FRI OCT 17 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 2025  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 64 301 PM 91 1991 60 4 88  
MINIMUM 39 1122 PM 14 1992 34 5 45  
AVERAGE 52 47 5 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 13 18 -5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 136 236 -100 99  
SINCE SEP 1 193 411 -218 134  
SINCE JUL 1 204 449 -245 144  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 10.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 85 1950  
2003  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 17 1948  
1984  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 17 2025.......SUNRISE 710 AM MDT SUNSET 604 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 18 2025.......SUNRISE 711 AM MDT SUNSET 603 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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