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CDUS43 KUNR 130036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
536 PM MST FRI DEC 12 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 12 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 35 1205 AM 71 2014 37 -2 21  
MINIMUM 10 459 PM -19 2000 14 -4 8  
AVERAGE 23 26 -3 15  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.06 0.24 1992 0.01 0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.16 0.13 0.03 0.11  
SINCE DEC 1 0.16 0.13 0.03 0.11  
SINCE JAN 1 18.18 17.22 0.96 12.99  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 42 39 3 50  
MONTH TO DATE 395 454 -59 401  
SINCE DEC 1 395 454 -59 401  
SINCE JUL 1 1582 2139 -557 1620  
 
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 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 21.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
SNOW  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 1200 AM  
LOWEST 73 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 65 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -15 1985  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 12 2025......SUNRISE 718 AM MST SUNSET 414 PM MST  
DECEMBER 13 2025......SUNRISE 719 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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