Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
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CDUS43 KUNR 190837
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
237 AM MDT SUN MAY 19 2024
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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 67 239 PM 92 1992 67 0 66
MINIMUM 46 417 AM 29 1943 43 3 38
AVERAGE 57 55 2 52
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.79 1962 0.12 -0.12 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.90 1.87 -0.97 3.61
SINCE MAR 1 6.27 4.86 1.41 5.88
SINCE JAN 1 7.10 5.67 1.43 7.13
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 8 10 -2 13
MONTH TO DATE 183 245 -62 157
SINCE MAR 1 1612 1797 -185 2028
SINCE JUL 1 6250 7055 -805 7277
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 4 0 4 0
SINCE MAR 1 4 1 3 0
SINCE JAN 1 4 1 3 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 39 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 50 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 69 1200 AM
LOWEST 33 1000 AM
AVERAGE 51
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 94 2009
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 31 1966
1968
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE 521 AM MDT SUNSET 817 PM MDT
MAY 20 2024...........SUNRISE 520 AM MDT SUNSET 818 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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