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CDUS43 KUNR 170036
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
536 PM MST TUE DEC 16 2025
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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 67R 1052 AM 64 1980 37 30 46
MINIMUM 40 423 AM -20 1964 14 26 23
AVERAGE 54 25 29 35
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 0.30 2016 0.01 -0.01 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.16 0.17 -0.01 0.11
SINCE DEC 1 0.16 0.17 -0.01 0.11
SINCE JAN 1 18.18 17.26 0.92 12.99
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 11 40 -29 30
MONTH TO DATE 518 614 -96 546
SINCE DEC 1 518 614 -96 546
SINCE JUL 1 1705 2299 -594 1765
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 39 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 54 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 49 600 AM
LOWEST 24 1100 AM
AVERAGE 37
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 69 1998
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -23 1964
2016
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 16 2025......SUNRISE 721 AM MST SUNSET 415 PM MST
DECEMBER 17 2025......SUNRISE 722 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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