CDUS43 KUNR 100037

CLIRAP



CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD

637 PM MDT FRI MAY 09 2025



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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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         82    157 PM  86    1962  64     18       63       

  MINIMUM         49    243 AM  25    2002  39     10       46       

  AVERAGE         66                        51     15       55     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  TODAY            0.04          1.17 2015   0.10  -0.06     0.15     

  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      0.84  -0.73     0.73     

  SINCE MAR 1      3.67                      3.83  -0.16     6.10     

  SINCE JAN 1      4.46                      4.64  -0.18     6.93     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  TODAY            0                        14    -14       10        

  MONTH TO DATE   61                       138    -77      137        

  SINCE MAR 1   1318                      1690   -372     1566        

  SINCE JUL 1   6225                      6948   -723     6204        



 COOLING                                                              

  TODAY            1                         0      1        0        

  MONTH TO DATE    1                         0      1        0        

  SINCE MAR 1      1                         1      0        0        

  SINCE JAN 1      1                         1      0        0        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             

  RAIN                                                                





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    63          1200 AM                                      

 LOWEST     25           200 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    44                                                        



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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        90      1961                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        24      1990                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

MAY  9 2025...........SUNRISE   533 AM MDT   SUNSET   805 PM MDT     

MAY 10 2025...........SUNRISE   531 AM MDT   SUNSET   807 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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