902  
CDUS43 KUNR 160036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
536 PM MST MON DEC 15 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 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 64R 1253 PM 63 1952 37 27 49  
MINIMUM 32 722 AM -22 1989 14 18 21  
AVERAGE 48 25 23 35  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.22 2022 0.01 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.16 0.16 0.00 0.11  
SINCE DEC 1 0.16 0.16 0.00 0.11  
SINCE JAN 1 18.18 17.25 0.93 12.99  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 17 40 -23 30  
MONTH TO DATE 507 574 -67 516  
SINCE DEC 1 507 574 -67 516  
SINCE JUL 1 1694 2259 -565 1735  
 
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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 49 500 AM  
LOWEST 22 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 36  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 64 1980  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -20 1964  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 15 2025......SUNRISE 720 AM MST SUNSET 415 PM MST  
DECEMBER 16 2025......SUNRISE 721 AM MST SUNSET 415 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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