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CDUS43 KUNR 170843
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
143 AM MST WED DEC 17 2025
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 2025
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)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 67R 1052 AM 64 1980 37 30 46
MINIMUM 36 1041 PM -20 1964 14 22 23
AVERAGE 52 25 27 35
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 13 40 -27 30
MONTH TO DATE 520 614 -94 546
SINCE DEC 1 520 614 -94 546
SINCE JUL 1 1707 2299 -592 1765
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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 9.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 70 1100 PM
LOWEST 24 1100 AM
AVERAGE 47
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 69 1998
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -23 1964
2016
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 17 2025......SUNRISE 722 AM MST SUNSET 415 PM MST
DECEMBER 18 2025......SUNRISE 722 AM MST SUNSET 416 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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