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CDUS43 KUNR 040844
CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
244 AM MDT THU SEP 04 2025

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 3 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         73    359 PM 100    1948  81     -8      100
                                      2005
                                      2024
  MINIMUM         50   1146 PM  36    1974  51     -1       60
  AVERAGE         62                        66     -4       80

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.44 2004   0.04  -0.04      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.12  -0.12      T
  SINCE SEP 1      0.00                      0.12  -0.12      T
  SINCE JAN 1     15.49                     14.11   1.38    10.75

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        3                         3      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         8     -5        0
  SINCE SEP 1      3                         8     -5        0
  SINCE JUL 1     14                        46    -32       10

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4       15
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        12      1       36
  SINCE SEP 1     13                        12      1       36
  SINCE JAN 1    703                       554    149      766
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM
 LOWEST     39           300 PM
 AVERAGE    66

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       104      1960
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        34      1962


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER  4 2025.....SUNRISE   619 AM MDT   SUNSET   722 PM MDT
SEPTEMBER  5 2025.....SUNRISE   620 AM MDT   SUNSET   720 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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