Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
237 AM MDT TUE MAY 21 2024

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         62   1133 AM  92    1964  68     -6       76
  MINIMUM         45   1025 PM  25    2003  43      2       40
  AVERAGE         54                        56     -2       58

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.40          1.51 1957   0.12   0.28     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.41                      2.11  -0.70     3.61
  SINCE MAR 1      6.78                      5.10   1.68     5.88
  SINCE JAN 1      7.61                      5.91   1.70     7.13

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       11                        10      1        7
  MONTH TO DATE  201                       265    -64      179
  SINCE MAR 1   1630                      1817   -187     2050
  SINCE JUL 1   6268                      7075   -807     7299

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         0      4        0
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         1      3        0
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         1      3        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           900 PM
 LOWEST     49          1000 AM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      1954
                                             1966
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        28      2022


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2024...........SUNRISE   520 AM MDT   SUNSET   819 PM MDT
MAY 22 2024...........SUNRISE   519 AM MDT   SUNSET   820 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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