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CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
640 PM MDT MON MAY 06 2024

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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         71   1144 AM  88    2017  63      8       74
  MINIMUM         53    459 PM  26    1989  38     15       38
  AVERAGE         62                        50     12       56

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.06          1.61 2015   0.09  -0.03     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    0.44                      0.54  -0.10     0.01
  SINCE MAR 1      5.81                      3.53   2.28     2.28
  SINCE JAN 1      6.64                      4.34   2.30     3.53

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            3                        15    -12        9
  MONTH TO DATE   93                        95     -2       62
  SINCE MAR 1   1522                      1647   -125     1933
  SINCE JUL 1   6160                      6905   -745     7182

 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.4


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           400 AM
 LOWEST     45           100 PM
 AVERAGE    65

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        90      1992
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        25      2010


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  6 2024...........SUNRISE   536 AM MDT   SUNSET   802 PM MDT
MAY  7 2024...........SUNRISE   535 AM MDT   SUNSET   803 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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