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CDUS43 KUNR 180833
CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
233 AM MDT THU APR 18 2024

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         48    125 AM  88    1948  57     -9       65
  MINIMUM         34   1159 PM  16    2001  31      3       28
  AVERAGE         41                        44     -3       47

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.85 1986   0.08  -0.07     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.68                      1.04   2.64     0.74
  SINCE MAR 1      4.46                      1.95   2.51     2.26
  SINCE JAN 1      5.29                      2.76   2.53     3.51

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       24                        21      3       18
  MONTH TO DATE  292                       385    -93      410
  SINCE MAR 1   1197                      1303   -106     1587
  SINCE JUL 1   5835                      6561   -726     6836

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        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    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.6


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    85          1000 AM
 LOWEST     47           400 AM
 AVERAGE    66

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        90      1987
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        16      1953
                                             2022


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE   603 AM MDT   SUNSET   741 PM MDT
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE   601 AM MDT   SUNSET   742 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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