CXUS53 KUNR 011717 CLARAP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 1017 AM MST THU JAN 01 2026 ................................... ...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2025... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2025 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 111 07/15/2006 LOW -31 02/02/1996 HIGHEST 106 06/20 107 07/25 LOWEST -26 02/19 -23 01/14 AVG. MAXIMUM 63.3 59.6 3.7 64.6 AVG. MINIMUM 35.4 33.7 1.7 36.0 MEAN 49.4 46.7 2.7 50.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 39 58 DAYS MAX <= 32 36 34 DAYS MIN <= 32 153 163 DAYS MIN <= 0 21 10 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 27.89 2019 MINIMUM 9.12 1974 TOTALS 18.19 17.44 0.75 13.34 DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.05 0.00 0.04 DAYS >= .01 105 79 DAYS >= .10 38 38 DAYS >= .50 13 5 DAYS >= 1.00 2 2 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.13 2.03 04/06 TO 04/07 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 6367 7252 -885 6188 COOLING TOTAL 815 607 208 932 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST 10/13 LATEST 04/23 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 70/320 DATE 12/18 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 94/320 DATE 12/18 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 60 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 49 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 25 RAIN 37 LIGHT RAIN 103 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 2 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 11 LIGHT SNOW 52 SLEET 0 FOG 111 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 23 HAZE 36 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$