861  
CDUS43 KUNR 010831  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
231 AM MDT MON MAY 01 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 58 406 PM 92 1992 61 -3 57  
MINIMUM 28 1159 PM 9 1950 35 -7 37  
AVERAGE 43 48 -5 47  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.06 1967 0.09 -0.09 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.75 2.08 -1.33 1.58  
SINCE MAR 1 2.27 2.99 -0.72 1.83  
SINCE JAN 1 3.52 3.80 -0.28 2.31  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 22 17 5 18  
MONTH TO DATE 694 632 62 753  
SINCE MAR 1 1871 1550 321 1691  
SINCE JUL 1 7120 6808 312 6447  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 1 -1 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 69 500 AM  
LOWEST 24 500 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 88 1955  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 18 1950  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2023...........SUNRISE 544 AM MDT SUNSET 755 PM MDT  
MAY 2 2023...........SUNRISE 543 AM MDT SUNSET 757 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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