635  
CDUS43 KUNR 190036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
636 PM MDT THU APR 18 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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 50 212 PM 90 1987 57 -7 64  
MINIMUM 28 329 AM 16 1953 32 -4 31  
2022  
AVERAGE 39 44 -5 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.67 1970 0.08 -0.08 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 3.68 1.12 2.56 0.75  
SINCE MAR 1 4.46 2.03 2.43 2.27  
SINCE JAN 1 5.29 2.84 2.45 3.52  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 26 21 5 17  
MONTH TO DATE 318 406 -88 427  
SINCE MAR 1 1223 1324 -101 1604  
SINCE JUL 1 5861 6582 -721 6853  
 
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 71 500 AM  
LOWEST 24 200 PM  
AVERAGE 48  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 85 1961  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 8 1966  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE 603 AM MDT SUNSET 741 PM MDT  
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE 601 AM MDT SUNSET 742 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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