101  
CDUS43 KUNR 050032  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
632 PM MDT THU MAY 04 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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 78 305 PM 91 1986 62 16 56  
MINIMUM 49 428 AM 25 2013 37 12 40  
AVERAGE 64 49 15 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.64 1959 0.09 -0.09 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.36 -0.36 0.02  
SINCE MAR 1 2.27 3.35 -1.08 1.85  
SINCE JAN 1 3.52 4.16 -0.64 2.33  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 1 16 -15 17  
MONTH TO DATE 44 65 -21 76  
SINCE MAR 1 1915 1617 298 1767  
SINCE JUL 1 7164 6875 289 6523  
 
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 E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 54 300 AM  
LOWEST 25 200 PM  
AVERAGE 40  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 93 2004  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 22 1944  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 4 2023...........SUNRISE 540 AM MDT SUNSET 759 PM MDT  
MAY 5 2023...........SUNRISE 538 AM MDT SUNSET 800 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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