CDUS43 KUNR 090035
CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
635 PM MDT THU MAY 08 2025

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         80    251 PM  88    1985  63     17       49
  MINIMUM         41    422 AM  21    2010  39      2       40
  AVERAGE         61                        51     10       45

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.36 1965   0.10  -0.10     0.14
                                      1995
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      0.74  -0.67     0.58
  SINCE MAR 1      3.63                      3.73  -0.10     5.95
  SINCE JAN 1      4.42                      4.54  -0.12     6.78

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            4                        14    -10       20
  MONTH TO DATE   61                       124    -63      127
  SINCE MAR 1   1318                      1676   -358     1556
  SINCE JUL 1   6225                      6934   -709     6194

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.9


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    77           600 AM
 LOWEST     25           400 PM
 AVERAGE    51

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        86      1962
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        25      2002


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  8 2025...........SUNRISE   534 AM MDT   SUNSET   804 PM MDT
MAY  9 2025...........SUNRISE   533 AM MDT   SUNSET   805 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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