Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
636 PM MDT WED MAY 15 2024

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         67    443 PM  90    1987  66      1       68
  MINIMUM         52    553 AM  30    2005  41     11       40
                                      2016
  AVERAGE         60                        54      6       54

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.03          1.09 2015   0.12  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.90                      1.52  -0.62     3.42
  SINCE MAR 1      6.27                      4.51   1.76     5.69
  SINCE JAN 1      7.10                      5.32   1.78     6.94

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            5                        12     -7       11
  MONTH TO DATE  168                       213    -45      133
  SINCE MAR 1   1597                      1765   -168     2004
  SINCE JUL 1   6235                      7023   -788     7253

 COOLING
  TODAY            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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.7


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89           900 AM
 LOWEST     45           400 PM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        91      1979
                                             2012
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        24      2009


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2024...........SUNRISE   525 AM MDT   SUNSET   812 PM MDT
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE   524 AM MDT   SUNSET   814 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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