Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
232 AM MDT FRI AUG 01 2025

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 31 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         78    346 PM 104    1988  88    -10       91
  MINIMUM         62    224 AM  46    2009  60      2       62
  AVERAGE         70                        74     -4       77

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.10          2.00 1999   0.07   0.03      T
  MONTH TO DATE    4.11                      2.28   1.83     0.93
  SINCE JUN 1      6.10                      5.15   0.95     1.90
  SINCE JAN 1     12.53                     12.40   0.13     9.78

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   11                         7      4        4
  SINCE JUN 1     73                       100    -27       59
  SINCE JUL 1     11                         7      4        4

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        5                         9     -4       12
  MONTH TO DATE  279                       244     35      326
  SINCE JUN 1    427                       325    102      445
  SINCE JAN 1    451                       337    114      450
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM
 LOWEST     60           300 PM
 AVERAGE    77

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88       102      1955
                                             1964
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        42      2009


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST  1 2025........SUNRISE   541 AM MDT   SUNSET   816 PM MDT
AUGUST  2 2025........SUNRISE   542 AM MDT   SUNSET   814 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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