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CDUS43 KUNR 030036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
636 PM MDT TUE MAY 02 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 68 402 PM 86 2015 61 7 55  
MINIMUM 28 456 AM 21 2019 36 -8 34  
AVERAGE 48 49 -1 45  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.58 2008 0.09 -0.09 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.18 -0.18 T  
SINCE MAR 1 2.27 3.17 -0.90 1.83  
SINCE JAN 1 3.52 3.98 -0.46 2.31  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 17 16 1 20  
MONTH TO DATE 37 33 4 39  
SINCE MAR 1 1908 1585 323 1730  
SINCE JUL 1 7157 6843 314 6486  
 
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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 500 AM  
LOWEST 23 400 PM  
AVERAGE 50  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 93 1952  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 19 1954  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 2 2023...........SUNRISE 543 AM MDT SUNSET 757 PM MDT  
MAY 3 2023...........SUNRISE 541 AM MDT SUNSET 758 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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