986  
CDUS43 KUNR 290036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
536 PM MST SUN DEC 28 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28 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 16 337 PM 62 1999 36 -20 46  
MINIMUM 4 820 AM -17 1990 13 -9 19  
AVERAGE 10 24 -14 33  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.17 1955 0.01 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.17 0.31 -0.14 0.12  
SINCE DEC 1 0.17 0.31 -0.14 0.12  
SINCE JAN 1 18.19 17.40 0.79 13.00  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 55 41 14 32  
MONTH TO DATE 831 1102 -271 897  
SINCE DEC 1 831 1102 -271 897  
SINCE JUL 1 2018 2787 -769 2116  
 
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 38 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 51 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 22.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 66 1100 AM  
LOWEST 46 300 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 65 1965  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -29 1990  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 28 2025......SUNRISE 727 AM MST SUNSET 422 PM MST  
DECEMBER 29 2025......SUNRISE 727 AM MST SUNSET 422 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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