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CDUS43 KUNR 100037  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
537 PM MST TUE DEC 09 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 9 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 63 1248 PM 70 1957 38 25 40  
2020  
MINIMUM 38 629 AM -19 1972 15 23 17  
AVERAGE 51 26 25 29  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.24 1989 0.01 -0.01 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 0.10 0.09 0.01 0.04  
SINCE DEC 1 0.10 0.09 0.01 0.04  
SINCE JAN 1 18.12 17.18 0.94 12.92  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 14 39 -25 36  
MONTH TO DATE 295 337 -42 268  
SINCE DEC 1 295 337 -42 268  
SINCE JUL 1 1482 2022 -540 1487  
 
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 48 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 65 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 68 200 PM  
LOWEST 29 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 49  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 68 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -14 1972  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 9 2025......SUNRISE 716 AM MST SUNSET 414 PM MST  
DECEMBER 10 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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