Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
640 PM MDT TUE JUL 29 2025

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 29 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         83    358 PM 108    2006  88     -5      101
  MINIMUM         65    346 AM  41    1971  60      5       55
  AVERAGE         74                        74      0       78

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             2.50 1944   0.07  -0.07     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.35                      2.13   1.22     0.93
  SINCE JUN 1      5.34                      5.00   0.34     1.90
  SINCE JAN 1     11.77                     12.25  -0.48     9.78

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   11                         7      4        4
  SINCE JUN 1     73                       100    -27       59
  SINCE JUL 1     11                         7      4        4

 COOLING
  TODAY            9                         9      0       13
  MONTH TO DATE  271                       228     43      296
  SINCE JUN 1    419                       309    110      415
  SINCE JAN 1    443                       321    122      420
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           300 AM
 LOWEST     46           400 PM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88       109      2006
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        43      1971


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 29 2025..........SUNRISE   537 AM MDT   SUNSET   819 PM MDT
JULY 30 2025..........SUNRISE   539 AM MDT   SUNSET   818 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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