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CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
638 PM MDT SUN MAY 19 2024

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         76   1038 AM  94    2009  68      8       62
  MINIMUM         40    434 AM  31    1966  43     -3       37
                                      1968
  AVERAGE         58                        55      3       50

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.11          2.05 2011   0.12  -0.01     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.01                      1.99  -0.98     3.61
  SINCE MAR 1      6.38                      4.98   1.40     5.88
  SINCE JAN 1      7.21                      5.79   1.42     7.13

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            7                        10     -3       15
  MONTH TO DATE  190                       255    -65      172
  SINCE MAR 1   1619                      1807   -188     2043
  SINCE JUL 1   6257                      7065   -808     7292

 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82           500 AM
 LOWEST     50          1000 AM
 AVERAGE    66

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        92      1964
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        25      2003


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE   521 AM MDT   SUNSET   817 PM MDT
MAY 20 2024...........SUNRISE   520 AM MDT   SUNSET   818 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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