Climatological Report (Daily)
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD

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CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
639 PM MDT SAT MAR 16 2024

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         54    304 PM  82    2012  49      5       37
  MINIMUM         32    532 AM  -2    1943  23      9       24
  AVERAGE         43                        36      7       31

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.39 1963   0.03  -0.03      T
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.38  -0.38     0.70
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.38  -0.38     0.70
  SINCE JAN 1      0.83                      1.19  -0.36     1.95

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           22                        29     -7       34
  MONTH TO DATE  404                       515   -111      619
  SINCE MAR 1    404                       515   -111      619
  SINCE JUL 1   5042                      5773   -731     5868

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    42   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.5


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    69           500 AM
 LOWEST     22           400 PM
 AVERAGE    46

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        79      2012
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -2      1965


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 16 2024.........SUNRISE   702 AM MDT   SUNSET   700 PM MDT
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE   700 AM MDT   SUNSET   702 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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