Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
642 PM MDT THU MAY 23 2024

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         68    234 PM  87    1951  69     -1       82
                                      1960
  MINIMUM         43   1258 AM  24    2002  45     -2       53
  AVERAGE         56                        57     -1       68

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             2.35 1946   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.41                      2.49  -1.08     3.61
  SINCE MAR 1      6.78                      5.48   1.30     5.88
  SINCE JAN 1      7.61                      6.29   1.32     7.13

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            9                         9      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE  230                       292    -62      182
  SINCE MAR 1   1659                      1844   -185     2053
  SINCE JUL 1   6297                      7102   -805     7302

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        3
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         0      4        3
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         1      3        3
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         1      3        3
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    79           400 AM
 LOWEST     31           400 PM
 AVERAGE    55

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        89      1985
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        23      2002


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 23 2024...........SUNRISE   518 AM MDT   SUNSET   821 PM MDT
MAY 24 2024...........SUNRISE   517 AM MDT   SUNSET   822 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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