Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
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CDUS43 KUNR 180036
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
636 PM MDT SUN MAR 17 2024
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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 46 315 PM 79 2012 49 -3 30
MINIMUM 22 654 AM -2 1965 23 -1 12
AVERAGE 34 36 -2 21
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.70 1971 0.02 -0.02 T
MONTH TO DATE T 0.40 -0.40 0.70
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.40 -0.40 0.70
SINCE JAN 1 0.83 1.21 -0.38 1.95
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 31 29 2 44
MONTH TO DATE 435 544 -109 663
SINCE MAR 1 435 544 -109 663
SINCE JUL 1 5073 5802 -729 5912
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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 75 500 AM
LOWEST 18 300 PM
AVERAGE 47
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 78 2012
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -4 1989
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE 700 AM MDT SUNSET 702 PM MDT
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE 658 AM MDT SUNSET 703 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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