Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
231 AM MDT FRI MAY 31 2024

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 30 2024...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         70   1251 PM  91    1969  72     -2       81
  MINIMUM         51   1124 PM  30    1947  47      4       51
  AVERAGE         61                        59      2       66

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.04          1.19 1996   0.12  -0.08     0.07
  MONTH TO DATE    1.63                      3.32  -1.69     5.66
  SINCE MAR 1      7.00                      6.31   0.69     7.93
  SINCE JAN 1      7.83                      7.12   0.71     9.18

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        4                         6     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE  278                       343    -65      187
  SINCE MAR 1   1707                      1895   -188     2058
  SINCE JUL 1   6345                      7153   -808     7307

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        1
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         5      0        8
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         6     -1        8
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         6     -1        8
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    47   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           400 AM
 LOWEST     35           600 PM
 AVERAGE    61

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        89      1960
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        33      1982


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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