492  
CDUS43 KUNR 190836  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
136 AM MST FRI DEC 19 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 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 41 138 AM 70 1979 36 5 52  
MINIMUM 19 1046 PM -20 1983 13 6 19  
2016  
AVERAGE 30 25 5 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.30 1973 0.01 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.17 0.19 -0.02 0.12  
SINCE DEC 1 0.17 0.19 -0.02 0.12  
SINCE JAN 1 18.19 17.28 0.91 13.00  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 35 40 -5 29  
MONTH TO DATE 570 694 -124 612  
SINCE DEC 1 570 694 -124 612  
SINCE JUL 1 1757 2379 -622 1831  
 
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 70 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 94 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 25.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 75 1100 PM  
LOWEST 36 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 60 2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -17 1990  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 19 2025......SUNRISE 723 AM MST SUNSET 416 PM MST  
DECEMBER 20 2025......SUNRISE 724 AM MST SUNSET 417 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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