CDUS43 KUNR 090035 CLIRAP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 635 PM MDT THU MAY 08 2025 ................................... ...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 ................................................................... 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 ................................................................... 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 .......................................................... 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. $$