Climatological Report (Daily)
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CDUS43 KUNR 190044
CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
544 PM MST TUE NOV 18 2025

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 18 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         49    118 PM  79    2008  46      3       58
  MINIMUM         32    208 AM  -9    2022  21     11       25
  AVERAGE         41                        34      7       42

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.33 1999   0.02  -0.02     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.38                      0.33   0.05     0.59
  SINCE SEP 1      2.45                      2.96  -0.51     2.13
  SINCE JAN 1     17.94                     16.95   0.99    12.88

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           24                        31     -7       23
  MONTH TO DATE  342                       506   -164      406
  SINCE SEP 1    796                      1241   -445      753
  SINCE JUL 1    807                      1279   -472      763

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE SEP 1    125                        65     60      202
  SINCE JAN 1    815                       607    208      932
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          1000 AM
 LOWEST     74           100 PM
 AVERAGE    84

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        75      1989
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21        -7      2011


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER 18 2025......SUNRISE   652 AM MST   SUNSET   423 PM MST
NOVEMBER 19 2025......SUNRISE   653 AM MST   SUNSET   422 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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