Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
236 AM MDT TUE MAY 07 2024

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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         71   1144 AM  88    2017  63      8       74
  MINIMUM         48   1159 PM  26    1989  38     10       38
  AVERAGE         60                        50     10       56

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.06          1.61 2015   0.09  -0.03     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    0.44                      0.54  -0.10     0.01
  SINCE MAR 1      5.81                      3.53   2.28     2.28
  SINCE JAN 1      6.64                      4.34   2.30     3.53

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        5                        15    -10        9
  MONTH TO DATE   95                        95      0       62
  SINCE MAR 1   1524                      1647   -123     1933
  SINCE JUL 1   6162                      6905   -743     7182

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    53   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.1


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           400 AM
 LOWEST     45           100 PM
 AVERAGE    65

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        90      1992
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        25      2010


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  7 2024...........SUNRISE   535 AM MDT   SUNSET   803 PM MDT
MAY  8 2024...........SUNRISE   534 AM MDT   SUNSET   805 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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