970  
CDUS43 KUNR 230831  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
131 AM MST TUE DEC 23 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22 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 64 1154 AM 67 2020 36 28 59  
MINIMUM 27 542 AM -29 1989 13 14 28  
AVERAGE 46 24 22 44  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.12 1999 0.01 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.17 0.24 -0.07 0.12  
SINCE DEC 1 0.17 0.24 -0.07 0.12  
SINCE JAN 1 18.19 17.33 0.86 13.00  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 19 41 -22 21  
MONTH TO DATE 681 856 -175 735  
SINCE DEC 1 681 856 -175 735  
SINCE JUL 1 1868 2541 -673 1954  
 
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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 500 AM  
LOWEST 31 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 66 1955  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -27 1983  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 23 2025......SUNRISE 725 AM MST SUNSET 418 PM MST  
DECEMBER 24 2025......SUNRISE 725 AM MST SUNSET 419 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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