CDUS43 KUNR 280837
CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
237 AM MDT MON APR 28 2025

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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         79    341 PM  87    1952  60     19       57       
  MINIMUM         49    853 PM  17    1994  34     15       39       
  AVERAGE         64                        47     17       48     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        1.49R         1.22 2014   0.09   1.40      T       
  MONTH TO DATE    2.29                      1.82   0.47     4.42     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.90                      2.73   0.17     5.20     
  SINCE JAN 1      3.69                      3.54   0.15     6.03     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        1                        18    -17       17        
  MONTH TO DATE  506                       579    -73      465        
  SINCE MAR 1   1217                      1497   -280     1370        
  SINCE JUL 1   6124                      6755   -631     6008        

 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    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  THUNDERSTORM                                                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                          
  RAIN                                                                
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          
  HAIL                                                                
  FOG                                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86           500 AM                                      
 LOWEST     42           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    64                                                        

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        89      1987                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        18      1956                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
APRIL 28 2025.........SUNRISE   548 AM MDT   SUNSET   752 PM MDT     
APRIL 29 2025.........SUNRISE   546 AM MDT   SUNSET   754 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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