067  
CDUS43 KUNR 180033  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
533 PM MST WED DEC 17 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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 67 224 PM 69 1998 36 31 33  
MINIMUM 32 623 AM -23 1964 13 19 22  
2016  
AVERAGE 50 25 25 28  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.22 1985 0.01 -0.01 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.16 0.18 -0.02 0.12  
SINCE DEC 1 0.16 0.18 -0.02 0.12  
SINCE JAN 1 18.18 17.27 0.91 13.00  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 15 40 -25 37  
MONTH TO DATE 535 654 -119 583  
SINCE DEC 1 535 654 -119 583  
SINCE JUL 1 1722 2339 -617 1802  
 
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 W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 65 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 600 AM  
LOWEST 25 200 PM  
AVERAGE 49  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 70 1979  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -20 1983  
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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