Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD

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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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