281  
CDUS43 KUNR 090033  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
533 PM MST MON DEC 08 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 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 55 1219 PM 68 2020 39 16 58  
MINIMUM 25 212 AM -23 1972 15 10 30  
AVERAGE 40 27 13 44  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.18 2007 0.01 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.10 0.08 0.02 0.00  
SINCE DEC 1 0.10 0.08 0.02 0.00  
SINCE JAN 1 18.12 17.17 0.95 12.88  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 25 38 -13 21  
MONTH TO DATE 281 298 -17 232  
SINCE DEC 1 281 298 -17 232  
SINCE JUL 1 1468 1983 -515 1451  
 
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 600 AM  
LOWEST 31 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 70 1957  
2020  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -19 1972  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 8 2025......SUNRISE 715 AM MST SUNSET 414 PM MST  
DECEMBER 9 2025......SUNRISE 716 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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