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CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
231 AM MDT MON MAY 27 2024

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 26 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         65    550 PM  95    1969  70     -5       78
  MINIMUM         43    212 AM  30    1984  46     -3       54
                                      1992
  AVERAGE         54                        58     -4       66

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.16          1.40 1996   0.12   0.04     0.26
  MONTH TO DATE    1.57                      2.84  -1.27     3.87
  SINCE MAR 1      6.94                      5.83   1.11     6.14
  SINCE JAN 1      7.77                      6.64   1.13     7.39

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       11                         8      3        0
  MONTH TO DATE  261                       316    -55      182
  SINCE MAR 1   1690                      1868   -178     2053
  SINCE JUL 1   6328                      7126   -798     7302

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        1
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         1      3        6
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         2      2        6
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         2      2        6
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86          1100 PM
 LOWEST     56           600 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        98      1969
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        34      1965
                                             1992


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 27 2024...........SUNRISE   515 AM MDT   SUNSET   825 PM MDT
MAY 28 2024...........SUNRISE   514 AM MDT   SUNSET   826 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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