Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
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CDUS43 KUNR 160837
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
237 AM MDT THU OCT 16 2025
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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 15 2025...
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)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 52 202 PM 87 1958 61 -9 62
MINIMUM 48 742 AM 13 2018 34 14 30
AVERAGE 50 47 3 46
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.26 2.13 1980 0.05 0.21 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.86 0.81 0.05 0.00
SINCE SEP 1 1.91 2.03 -0.12 1.18
SINCE JAN 1 17.40 16.02 1.38 11.93
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 15 18 -3 19
MONTH TO DATE 123 218 -95 99
SINCE SEP 1 180 393 -213 134
SINCE JUL 1 191 431 -240 144
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 18 0 18 8
SINCE SEP 1 125 62 63 200
SINCE JAN 1 815 604 211 930
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 1100 AM
LOWEST 86 200 PM
AVERAGE 90
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 91 1991
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 14 1992
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 16 2025.......SUNRISE 709 AM MDT SUNSET 606 PM MDT
OCTOBER 17 2025.......SUNRISE 710 AM MDT SUNSET 604 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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