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CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
236 AM MDT SAT APR 05 2025

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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         42    234 PM  82    1992  54    -12       68
  MINIMUM         20   1050 PM  10    1968  28     -8       32
  AVERAGE         31                        41    -10       50

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             1.04 2009   0.05  -0.05     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      0.20  -0.09     0.21
  SINCE MAR 1      0.72                      1.11  -0.39     0.99
  SINCE JAN 1      1.51                      1.92  -0.41     1.82

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       34                        24     10       15
  MONTH TO DATE  116                        96     20       99
  SINCE MAR 1    827                      1014   -187     1004
  SINCE JUL 1   5734                      6272   -538     5642

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.2


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    85           300 AM
 LOWEST     31           400 PM
 AVERAGE    58

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        84      1991
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        13      2023


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  5 2025.........SUNRISE   626 AM MDT   SUNSET   725 PM MDT
APRIL  6 2025.........SUNRISE   624 AM MDT   SUNSET   726 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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