573  
CDUS43 KUNR 050837  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
137 AM MST FRI DEC 05 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 4 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 42 1205 PM 75 1965 40 2 49  
MINIMUM 11 347 AM -5 1972 16 -5 22  
2005  
AVERAGE 27 28 -1 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.50 1960 0.01 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.09 0.04 0.05 0.00  
SINCE DEC 1 0.09 0.04 0.05 0.00  
SINCE JAN 1 18.11 17.13 0.98 12.88  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 38 37 1 29  
MONTH TO DATE 156 146 10 142  
SINCE DEC 1 156 146 10 142  
SINCE JUL 1 1343 1831 -488 1361  
 
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 1200 AM  
LOWEST 62 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 67 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -22 1972  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 5 2025......SUNRISE 712 AM MST SUNSET 414 PM MST  
DECEMBER 6 2025......SUNRISE 713 AM MST SUNSET 414 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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