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CDUS43 KUNR 290837  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
137 AM MST MON DEC 29 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28 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 17 630 PM 62 1999 36 -19 46  
MINIMUM 4 820 AM -17 1990 13 -9 19  
AVERAGE 11 24 -13 33  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 54 41 13 32  
MONTH TO DATE 830 1102 -272 897  
SINCE DEC 1 830 1102 -272 897  
SINCE JUL 1 2017 2787 -770 2116  
 
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 38 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 51 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 21.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 65 1965  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -29 1990  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 29 2025......SUNRISE 727 AM MST SUNSET 422 PM MST  
DECEMBER 30 2025......SUNRISE 727 AM MST SUNSET 423 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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