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CDUS43 KUNR 180035  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
635 PM MDT FRI OCT 17 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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 70 246 PM 85 1950 60 10 78  
2003  
MINIMUM 39 250 AM 17 1948 33 6 46  
1984  
AVERAGE 55 46 9 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 1.04 1998 0.05 -0.04 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.92 0.91 0.01 T  
SINCE SEP 1 1.97 2.13 -0.16 1.18  
SINCE JAN 1 17.46 16.12 1.34 11.93  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 10 19 -9 3  
MONTH TO DATE 146 255 -109 102  
SINCE SEP 1 203 430 -227 137  
SINCE JUL 1 214 468 -254 147  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 200 AM  
LOWEST 26 200 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 86 2000  
2015  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 16 1972  
 
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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