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CLIRAP



CLIMATE REPORT 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD

536 PM MST FRI DEC 12 2025



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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 12 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         35   1205 AM  71    2014  37     -2       21       

  MINIMUM         10    459 PM -19    2000  14     -4        8       

  AVERAGE         23                        26     -3       15     



PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    

  TODAY            0.06          0.24 1992   0.01   0.05     0.00     

  MONTH TO DATE    0.16                      0.13   0.03     0.11     

  SINCE DEC 1      0.16                      0.13   0.03     0.11     

  SINCE JAN 1     18.18                     17.22   0.96    12.99     



DEGREE DAYS                                                           

 HEATING                                                              

  TODAY           42                        39      3       50        

  MONTH TO DATE  395                       454    -59      401        

  SINCE DEC 1    395                       454    -59      401        

  SINCE JUL 1   1582                      2139   -557     1620        



 COOLING                                                              

  TODAY            0                         0      0        0        

  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0        

  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0        

  SINCE JAN 1    815                       607    208      932        

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WIND (MPH)                                                            

  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)       

  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)       

  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    21.9                                        





SKY COVER                                                             

  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                                 





WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    

THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             

  SNOW                                                                

  LIGHT SNOW                                                          

  FOG                                                                 

  HAZE                                                                





RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)

 HIGHEST    88          1200 AM                                      

 LOWEST     73          1200 PM                                      

 AVERAGE    81                                                        



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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW

                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     

 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        65      1988                      

 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -15      1985                      





SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    

DECEMBER 12 2025......SUNRISE   718 AM MST   SUNSET   414 PM MST     

DECEMBER 13 2025......SUNRISE   719 AM MST   SUNSET   414 PM MST     





-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.

R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.

MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.

T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.









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