Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
636 PM MDT FRI SEP 26 2025

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 26 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         87    201 PM  99    2024  71     16       99
  MINIMUM         47    600 AM  18    1942  42      5       56
  AVERAGE         67                        57     10       78

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.36 1966   0.05  -0.05     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.05                      1.06  -0.01     1.18
  SINCE SEP 1      1.05                      1.06  -0.01     1.18
  SINCE JAN 1     16.54                     15.05   1.49    11.93

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         9     -9        0
  MONTH TO DATE   55                       135    -80       27
  SINCE SEP 1     55                       135    -80       27
  SINCE JUL 1     66                       173   -107       37

 COOLING
  TODAY            2                         1      1       13
  MONTH TO DATE   85                        60     25      161
  SINCE SEP 1     85                        60     25      161
  SINCE JAN 1    775                       602    173      891
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    38   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    48   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.9


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    71           600 AM
 LOWEST     16           100 PM
 AVERAGE    44

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        94      1952
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        26      1951


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 26 2025.....SUNRISE   644 AM MDT   SUNSET   642 PM MDT
SEPTEMBER 27 2025.....SUNRISE   646 AM MDT   SUNSET   640 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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