Climatological Report (Daily)
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CDUS43 KUNR 160835
CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
235 AM MDT THU MAY 16 2024

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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    443 PM  90    1987  66      1       68
  MINIMUM         46   1136 PM  30    2005  41      5       40
                                      2016
  AVERAGE         57                        54      3       54

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.09 2015   0.12  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.90                      1.52  -0.62     3.42
  SINCE MAR 1      6.27                      4.51   1.76     5.69
  SINCE JAN 1      7.10                      5.32   1.78     6.94

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        8                        12     -4       11
  MONTH TO DATE  171                       213    -42      133
  SINCE MAR 1   1600                      1765   -165     2004
  SINCE JUL 1   6238                      7023   -785     7253

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89           900 AM
 LOWEST     45           500 PM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        91      1979
                                             2012
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        24      2009


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE   524 AM MDT   SUNSET   814 PM MDT
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE   523 AM MDT   SUNSET   815 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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