Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
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CDUS43 KUNR 180037
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
637 PM MDT WED APR 17 2024
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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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 48 125 AM 88 1948 57 -9 65
MINIMUM 36 1013 AM 16 2001 31 5 28
AVERAGE 42 44 -2 47
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.01 0.85 1986 0.08 -0.07 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 3.68 1.04 2.64 0.74
SINCE MAR 1 4.46 1.95 2.51 2.26
SINCE JAN 1 5.29 2.76 2.53 3.51
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 23 21 2 18
MONTH TO DATE 291 385 -94 410
SINCE MAR 1 1196 1303 -107 1587
SINCE JUL 1 5834 6561 -727 6836
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 NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.6
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 85 1000 AM
LOWEST 47 400 AM
AVERAGE 66
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 90 1987
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 16 1953
2022
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE 605 AM MDT SUNSET 739 PM MDT
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE 603 AM MDT SUNSET 741 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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