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CDUS43 KUNR 090039  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
639 PM MDT WED OCT 08 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 8 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 81 328 PM 89 2020 64 17 84  
MINIMUM 40 1244 AM 16 1970 37 3 45  
AVERAGE 61 51 10 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.74 1982 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.60 0.44 0.16 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 1.65 1.66 -0.01 1.18  
SINCE JAN 1 17.14 15.65 1.49 11.93  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 4 14 -10 0  
MONTH TO DATE 51 103 -52 43  
SINCE SEP 1 108 278 -170 78  
SINCE JUL 1 119 316 -197 88  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 18 0 18 2  
SINCE SEP 1 125 62 63 194  
SINCE JAN 1 815 604 211 924    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 100 AM  
LOWEST 20 400 PM  
AVERAGE 53  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 92 2003  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 14 2009  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 8 2025.......SUNRISE 659 AM MDT SUNSET 620 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 9 2025.......SUNRISE 700 AM MDT SUNSET 618 PM MDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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