Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
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CDUS43 KUNR 310834
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
234 AM MDT SUN AUG 31 2025
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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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 77 1138 AM 102 1948 83 -6 89
2023
MINIMUM 57 1202 AM 38 1992 52 5 47
AVERAGE 67 67 0 68
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.39 0.50 1963 0.04 0.35 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.94 1.55 1.39 0.97
SINCE JUN 1 9.04 6.70 2.34 2.87
SINCE JAN 1 15.47 13.95 1.52 10.75
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 20 -20 6
SINCE JUN 1 73 126 -53 65
SINCE JUL 1 11 33 -22 10
COOLING
YESTERDAY 2 4 -2 3
MONTH TO DATE 237 200 37 272
SINCE JUN 1 664 525 139 717
SINCE JAN 1 688 537 151 722
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 800 PM
LOWEST 50 1100 AM
AVERAGE 70
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 103 1954
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 37 2020
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 31 2025........SUNRISE 615 AM MDT SUNSET 729 PM MDT
SEPTEMBER 1 2025.....SUNRISE 616 AM MDT SUNSET 728 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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