Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
636 PM MDT TUE MAY 14 2024

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         66    841 AM  89    1976  66      0       58
  MINIMUM         49    157 AM  25    2016  41      8       44
  AVERAGE         58                        53      5       51

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.14          3.21 1965   0.12   0.02     0.56
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      1.40  -0.53     3.42
  SINCE MAR 1      6.24                      4.39   1.85     5.69
  SINCE JAN 1      7.07                      5.20   1.87     6.94

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            7                        12     -5       14
  MONTH TO DATE  163                       201    -38      122
  SINCE MAR 1   1592                      1753   -161     1993
  SINCE JUL 1   6230                      7011   -781     7242

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           300 PM
 LOWEST     54           800 AM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        90      1987
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        30      2005
                                             2016


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 14 2024...........SUNRISE   527 AM MDT   SUNSET   811 PM MDT
MAY 15 2024...........SUNRISE   525 AM MDT   SUNSET   812 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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