Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
638 PM MDT SUN APR 28 2024

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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         44    436 PM  89    1987  60    -16       61
  MINIMUM         39   1251 PM  18    1956  35      4       38
  AVERAGE         42                        47     -5       50

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.16          0.71 1950   0.09   0.07      T
  MONTH TO DATE    4.58                      1.91   2.67     0.75
  SINCE MAR 1      5.36                      2.82   2.54     2.27
  SINCE JAN 1      6.19                      3.63   2.56     3.52

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           23                        18      5       15
  MONTH TO DATE  488                       597   -109      657
  SINCE MAR 1   1393                      1515   -122     1834
  SINCE JUL 1   6031                      6773   -742     7083

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM
 LOWEST     79          1000 AM
 AVERAGE    86

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        85      1951
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        11      1950
                                             1956


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 28 2024.........SUNRISE   547 AM MDT   SUNSET   753 PM MDT
APRIL 29 2024.........SUNRISE   546 AM MDT   SUNSET   754 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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