Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
642 PM MDT THU MAY 22 2025

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         69    158 PM  91    2006  69      0       72
                                      2012
  MINIMUM         34    428 AM  24    2022  44    -10       42
  AVERAGE         52                        56     -4       57

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.09 2008   0.12  -0.12     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.53                      2.36  -0.83     1.41
  SINCE MAR 1      5.09                      5.35  -0.26     6.78
  SINCE JAN 1      5.88                      6.16  -0.28     7.61

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           13                         9      4        8
  MONTH TO DATE  180                       283   -103      221
  SINCE MAR 1   1437                      1835   -398     1650
  SINCE JUL 1   6344                      7093   -749     6288

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   24                         0     24        4
  SINCE MAR 1     24                         1     23        4
  SINCE JAN 1     24                         1     23        4
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM
 LOWEST     30          1000 AM
 AVERAGE    62

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        87      1951
                                             1960
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        24      2002


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 22 2025...........SUNRISE   519 AM MDT   SUNSET   820 PM MDT
MAY 23 2025...........SUNRISE   518 AM MDT   SUNSET   821 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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