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CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
649 PM MDT TUE SEP 17 2024

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 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         93    355 PM 101    2000  76     17       86
  MINIMUM         59    605 AM  26    1991  46     13       44
  AVERAGE         76                        61     15       65

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.48 1946   0.04  -0.04     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.00                      0.67   0.33     0.58
  SINCE SEP 1      1.00                      0.67   0.33     0.58
  SINCE JAN 1     11.75                     14.66  -2.91    16.03

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         6     -6        0
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        68    -67       45
  SINCE SEP 1      1                        68    -67       45
  SINCE JUL 1     11                       106    -95       87

 COOLING
  TODAY           11                         2      9        0
  MONTH TO DATE  134                        50     84       65
  SINCE SEP 1    134                        50     84       65
  SINCE JAN 1    864                       592    272      540
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           300 AM
 LOWEST     21           300 PM
 AVERAGE    56

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        97      1998
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        24      1991


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 17 2024.....SUNRISE   634 AM MDT   SUNSET   658 PM MDT
SEPTEMBER 18 2024.....SUNRISE   635 AM MDT   SUNSET   656 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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