Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD

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CLSRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
925 AM MDT MON SEP 01 2025

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
6/1/2025 TO 8/31/2025...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2025

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            111   07/15/2006
 LOW              23   06/09/2021
HIGHEST          106   06/20                         107  07/25
LOWEST            40   06/04                          34  06/19
                       06/06
AVG. MAXIMUM    85.4               83.1     2.3     87.6
AVG. MINIMUM    56.9               55.4     1.5     56.2
MEAN            71.2               69.3     1.9     71.9
DAYS MAX >= 90    28                                  44
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                                   0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                                   0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                                   0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       14.54   2015
 MINIMUM        2.23   1994
TOTALS          9.06               6.74    2.32     2.87
DAILY AVG.      0.10               0.07    0.03     0.03
DAYS >= .01       34                                  25
DAYS >= .10       19                                  10
DAYS >= .50        8                                   0
DAYS >= 1.00       1                                   0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.38   08/01 TO 08/02               0.48


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     73                131     -58       65
COOLING TOTAL    666                530     136      725
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    51/330    DATE  07/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    67/340    DATE  07/05

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     60

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             37     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               18     RAIN                      19
LIGHT RAIN               40     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      29     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                      7

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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