Climatological Report (Daily)
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CDUS43 KUNR 150835
CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
235 AM MDT FRI AUG 15 2025

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 14 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        100R   418 PM 100    2003  86     14       90
  MINIMUM         57    516 AM  47    1995  57      0       60
                                      2004
  AVERAGE         79                        72      7       75

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.34          1.37 2017   0.05   0.29     0.04
  MONTH TO DATE    2.28                      0.82   1.46     0.67
  SINCE JUN 1      8.38                      5.97   2.41     2.57
  SINCE JAN 1     14.81                     13.22   1.59    10.45

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        6
  SINCE JUN 1     73                       106    -33       65
  SINCE JUL 1     11                        13     -2       10

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       14                         7      7       10
  MONTH TO DATE  115                       110      5      115
  SINCE JUN 1    542                       435    107      560
  SINCE JAN 1    566                       447    119      565
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    81          1000 PM
 LOWEST     15          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    48

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       106      1988
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        47      2023


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 15 2025........SUNRISE   556 AM MDT   SUNSET   756 PM MDT
AUGUST 16 2025........SUNRISE   558 AM MDT   SUNSET   755 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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