792  
CDUS43 KUNR 290038  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
638 PM MDT THU AUG 28 2025  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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 82 1206 PM 100 2012 83 -1 98  
MINIMUM 59 440 AM 41 2004 53 6 56  
2019  
AVERAGE 71 68 3 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.41 1990 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.55 1.47 1.08 0.97  
SINCE JUN 1 8.65 6.62 2.03 2.87  
SINCE JAN 1 15.08 13.87 1.21 10.75  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 16 -16 6  
SINCE JUN 1 73 122 -49 65  
SINCE JUL 1 11 29 -18 10  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 6 5 1 12  
MONTH TO DATE 233 191 42 265  
SINCE JUN 1 660 516 144 710  
SINCE JAN 1 684 528 156 715    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 400 AM  
LOWEST 44 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 107 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 41 1988  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 28 2025........SUNRISE 611 AM MDT SUNSET 735 PM MDT  
AUGUST 29 2025........SUNRISE 612 AM MDT SUNSET 733 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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