Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
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CDUS43 KUNR 160037
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
637 PM MDT THU MAY 15 2025
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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 65 326 PM 90 1987 66 -1 67
MINIMUM 52 550 AM 30 2005 41 11 46
2016
AVERAGE 59 54 5 57
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.09 2015 0.12 -0.12 0.03
MONTH TO DATE 0.33 1.52 -1.19 0.90
SINCE MAR 1 3.89 4.51 -0.62 6.27
SINCE JAN 1 4.68 5.32 -0.64 7.10
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 6 12 -6 8
MONTH TO DATE 71 213 -142 171
SINCE MAR 1 1328 1765 -437 1600
SINCE JUL 1 6235 7023 -788 6238
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 24 0 24 0
SINCE MAR 1 24 1 23 0
SINCE JAN 1 24 1 23 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 38 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 52 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 26.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 74 200 AM
LOWEST 34 400 PM
AVERAGE 54
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 91 1979
2012
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 24 2009
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2025...........SUNRISE 526 AM MDT SUNSET 812 PM MDT
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE 525 AM MDT SUNSET 813 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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