Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
637 PM MDT THU APR 03 2025

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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         55    250 PM  82    1943  54      1       63
  MINIMUM         22    424 AM  -1    2020  28     -6       25
  AVERAGE         39                        41     -2       44

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.55 1986   0.05  -0.05     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      0.15  -0.04     0.21
  SINCE MAR 1      0.72                      1.06  -0.34     0.99
  SINCE JAN 1      1.51                      1.87  -0.36     1.82

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           26                        24      2       21
  MONTH TO DATE   82                        72     10       84
  SINCE MAR 1    793                       990   -197      989
  SINCE JUL 1   5700                      6248   -548     5627

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89          1200 AM
 LOWEST     31           300 PM
 AVERAGE    60

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        82      1992
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        10      1968


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  3 2025.........SUNRISE   629 AM MDT   SUNSET   722 PM MDT
APRIL  4 2025.........SUNRISE   628 AM MDT   SUNSET   723 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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