Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
316 AM MDT SAT MAY 24 2025

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         65    212 PM  87    1951  69     -4       68
                                      1960
  MINIMUM         48    419 AM  24    2002  45      3       43
  AVERAGE         57                        57      0       56

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.04          2.35 1946   0.13  -0.09      T
  MONTH TO DATE    1.57                      2.49  -0.92     1.41
  SINCE MAR 1      5.13                      5.48  -0.35     6.78
  SINCE JAN 1      5.92                      6.29  -0.37     7.61

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        8                         9     -1        9
  MONTH TO DATE  188                       292   -104      230
  SINCE MAR 1   1445                      1844   -399     1659
  SINCE JUL 1   6352                      7102   -750     6297

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   24                         0     24        4
  SINCE MAR 1     24                         1     23        4
  SINCE JAN 1     24                         1     23        4
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  HEAVY RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           700 PM
 LOWEST     58          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    76

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        89      1985
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        23      2002


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 24 2025...........SUNRISE   517 AM MDT   SUNSET   822 PM MDT
MAY 25 2025...........SUNRISE   517 AM MDT   SUNSET   823 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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