CXUS53 KUNR 011711 CLMRAP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 1011 AM MST THU JAN 01 2026 ................................... ...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 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 75 12/04/1965 LOW -30 12/30/1990 HIGHEST 71 12/25 69 12/07 LOWEST 0 12/29 2 12/02 AVG. MAXIMUM 49.3 37.2 12.1 46.0 AVG. MINIMUM 20.5 13.9 6.6 18.6 MEAN 34.9 25.6 9.3 32.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 2 4 DAYS MIN <= 32 27 31 DAYS MIN <= 0 1 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 1.65 1975 MINIMUM T 2001 TOTALS 0.17 0.35 -0.18 0.46 DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.01 -0.00 0.01 DAYS >= .01 5 6 DAYS >= .10 0 1 DAYS >= .50 0 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.09 12/02 TO 12/03 0.32 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 925 1223 -298 1003 SINCE 7/1 2112 2910 -798 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 815 607 208 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0 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 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 6 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 9 SLEET 0 FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 4 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$