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CXUS53 KUNR 011717
CLARAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1017 AM MST THU JAN 01 2026
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2025
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2025
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 111 07/15/2006
LOW -31 02/02/1996
HIGHEST 106 06/20 107 07/25
LOWEST -26 02/19 -23 01/14
AVG. MAXIMUM 63.3 59.6 3.7 64.6
AVG. MINIMUM 35.4 33.7 1.7 36.0
MEAN 49.4 46.7 2.7 50.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 39 58
DAYS MAX <= 32 36 34
DAYS MIN <= 32 153 163
DAYS MIN <= 0 21 10
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 27.89 2019
MINIMUM 9.12 1974
TOTALS 18.19 17.44 0.75 13.34
DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.05 0.00 0.04
DAYS >= .01 105 79
DAYS >= .10 38 38
DAYS >= .50 13 5
DAYS >= 1.00 2 2
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.13 2.03 04/06 TO 04/07
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 6367 7252 -885 6188
COOLING TOTAL 815 607 208 932
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST MM
LATEST MM
EARLIEST 10/13
LATEST 04/23
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 70/320 DATE 12/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 94/320 DATE 12/18
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 60
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 49 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 25 RAIN 37
LIGHT RAIN 103 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 2
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 11
LIGHT SNOW 52 SLEET 0
FOG 111 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 23
HAZE 36
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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