CDUS43 KUNR 010851
CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
251 AM MDT TUE APR 01 2025

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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         44    228 PM  83    2012  53     -9       33
  MINIMUM         30    549 AM  10    1972  27      3       30
                                      2009
  AVERAGE         37                        40     -3       32

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.06          0.44 2024   0.05   0.01     0.44
  MONTH TO DATE    0.61                      0.91  -0.30     0.78
  SINCE MAR 1      0.61                      0.91  -0.30     0.78
  SINCE JAN 1      1.40                      1.72  -0.32     1.61

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       28                        25      3       33
  MONTH TO DATE  711                       917   -206      905
  SINCE MAR 1    711                       917   -206      905
  SINCE JUL 1   5618                      6175   -557     5543

 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97          1100 PM
 LOWEST     62           300 PM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        87      2012
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         8      2009
                                             2023


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  1 2025.........SUNRISE   633 AM MDT   SUNSET   720 PM MDT
APRIL  2 2025.........SUNRISE   631 AM MDT   SUNSET   721 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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