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CDUS43 KUNR 210835  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
135 AM MST SUN DEC 21 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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 44 237 PM 63 1954 36 8 37  
MINIMUM 19 809 PM -20 1983 13 6 8  
AVERAGE 32 24 8 23  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.29 1967 0.01 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.17 0.21 -0.04 0.12  
SINCE DEC 1 0.17 0.21 -0.04 0.12  
SINCE JAN 1 18.19 17.30 0.89 13.00  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 33 40 -7 42  
MONTH TO DATE 627 774 -147 690  
SINCE DEC 1 627 774 -147 690  
SINCE JUL 1 1814 2459 -645 1909  
 
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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 75 1200 AM  
LOWEST 23 300 PM  
AVERAGE 49  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 65 1991  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -25 1983  
1989  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 21 2025......SUNRISE 724 AM MST SUNSET 417 PM MST  
DECEMBER 22 2025......SUNRISE 725 AM MST SUNSET 418 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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