332  
CDUS43 KUNR 060036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
536 PM MST FRI DEC 05 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 5 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 43 1256 PM 67 1987 40 3 45  
MINIMUM 27 240 AM -22 1972 16 11 18  
AVERAGE 35 28 7 32  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.18 1956 0.01 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.09 0.05 0.04 0.00  
SINCE DEC 1 0.09 0.05 0.04 0.00  
SINCE JAN 1 18.11 17.14 0.97 12.88  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 30 38 -8 33  
MONTH TO DATE 186 184 2 175  
SINCE DEC 1 186 184 2 175  
SINCE JUL 1 1373 1869 -496 1394  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 815 607 208 932    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 300 AM  
LOWEST 51 1000 AM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 65 1981  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -20 1972  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 5 2025......SUNRISE 712 AM MST SUNSET 414 PM MST  
DECEMBER 6 2025......SUNRISE 713 AM MST SUNSET 414 PM MST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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