Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
636 PM MDT SUN AUG 24 2025

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 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         79    236 PM 102    2024  84     -5      102
  MINIMUM         50    341 AM  41    2015  54     -4       63
  AVERAGE         65                        69     -4       83

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.86 2007   0.05  -0.05     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.55                      1.30   1.25     0.67
  SINCE JUN 1      8.65                      6.45   2.20     2.57
  SINCE JAN 1     15.08                     13.70   1.38    10.45

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         9     -9        6
  SINCE JUN 1     73                       115    -42       65
  SINCE JUL 1     11                        22    -11       10

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         5     -5       18
  MONTH TO DATE  219                       171     48      240
  SINCE JUN 1    646                       496    150      685
  SINCE JAN 1    670                       508    162      690
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    83           300 AM
 LOWEST     30           300 PM
 AVERAGE    57

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       103      1991
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        42      1964


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 24 2025........SUNRISE   607 AM MDT   SUNSET   741 PM MDT
AUGUST 25 2025........SUNRISE   608 AM MDT   SUNSET   740 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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