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CDUS43 KUNR 180836
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
236 AM MDT SAT OCT 18 2025
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 86 2000
2015
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 16 1972
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 18 2025.......SUNRISE 711 AM MDT SUNSET 603 PM MDT
OCTOBER 19 2025.......SUNRISE 712 AM MDT SUNSET 601 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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