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CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
639 PM MDT TUE MAY 21 2024

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         60    232 PM  92    1954  69     -9       76
                                      1966
  MINIMUM         46    438 AM  28    2022  44      2       48
  AVERAGE         53                        56     -3       62

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             2.80 1999   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.41                      2.24  -0.83     3.61
  SINCE MAR 1      6.78                      5.23   1.55     5.88
  SINCE JAN 1      7.61                      6.04   1.57     7.13

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           12                         9      3        3
  MONTH TO DATE  213                       274    -61      182
  SINCE MAR 1   1642                      1826   -184     2053
  SINCE JUL 1   6280                      7084   -804     7302

 COOLING
  TODAY            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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86           200 AM
 LOWEST     57           200 PM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        91      2006
                                             2012
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        24      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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