876  
CDUS43 KUNR 280838  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
138 AM MST SUN DEC 28 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27 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 60R 227 PM 59 1980 36 24 54  
2022  
MINIMUM 11 1159 PM -12 2017 13 -2 24  
AVERAGE 36 24 12 39  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.24 1987 0.01 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.17 0.30 -0.13 0.12  
SINCE DEC 1 0.17 0.30 -0.13 0.12  
SINCE JAN 1 18.19 17.39 0.80 13.00  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 29 41 -12 26  
MONTH TO DATE 776 1061 -285 865  
SINCE DEC 1 776 1061 -285 865  
SINCE JUL 1 1963 2746 -783 2084  
 
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 47 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 65 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
HAZE  
BLOWING SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 900 PM  
LOWEST 18 300 PM  
AVERAGE 46  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 62 1999  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -17 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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