Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
632 PM MDT FRI MAY 31 2024

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 31 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         63    453 PM  89    1960  72     -9       79
  MINIMUM         48    610 AM  33    1982  47      1       52
  AVERAGE         56                        60     -4       66

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.05          0.73 2005   0.13  -0.08      T
  MONTH TO DATE    1.68                      3.45  -1.77     5.66
  SINCE MAR 1      7.05                      6.44   0.61     7.93
  SINCE JAN 1      7.88                      7.25   0.63     9.18

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            9                         6      3        0
  MONTH TO DATE  287                       349    -62      187
  SINCE MAR 1   1716                      1901   -185     2058
  SINCE JUL 1   6354                      7159   -805     7307

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        1
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        11     -6        9
  SINCE MAR 1      5                        12     -7        9
  SINCE JAN 1      5                        12     -7        9
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86           900 AM
 LOWEST     53           200 PM
 AVERAGE    70

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        90      2017
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        31      1951


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 31 2024...........SUNRISE   513 AM MDT   SUNSET   828 PM MDT
JUNE  1 2024..........SUNRISE   512 AM MDT   SUNSET   829 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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