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CDUS43 KUNR 180838
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
138 AM MST THU DEC 18 2025
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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 67 224 PM 69 1998 36 31 33
MINIMUM 32 623 AM -23 1964 13 19 22
2016
AVERAGE 50 25 25 28
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.01 0.22 1985 0.01 0.00 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 0.17 0.18 -0.01 0.12
SINCE DEC 1 0.17 0.18 -0.01 0.12
SINCE JAN 1 18.19 17.27 0.92 13.00
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 15 40 -25 37
MONTH TO DATE 535 654 -119 583
SINCE DEC 1 535 654 -119 583
SINCE JUL 1 1722 2339 -617 1802
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 51 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 67 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 76 700 PM
LOWEST 25 200 PM
AVERAGE 51
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 70 1979
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -20 1983
2016
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 18 2025......SUNRISE 722 AM MST SUNSET 416 PM MST
DECEMBER 19 2025......SUNRISE 723 AM MST SUNSET 416 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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