853  
CDUS43 KUNR 060038  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
638 PM MDT FRI MAY 05 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 72 253 PM 93 2004 62 10 67  
MINIMUM 40 350 AM 22 1944 37 3 34  
AVERAGE 56 50 6 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.10 2007 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.45 -0.45 0.02  
SINCE MAR 1 2.27 3.44 -1.17 1.85  
SINCE JAN 1 3.52 4.25 -0.73 2.33  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 9 15 -6 14  
MONTH TO DATE 53 80 -27 90  
SINCE MAR 1 1924 1632 292 1781  
SINCE JUL 1 7173 6890 283 6537  
 
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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 65 400 AM  
LOWEST 29 200 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 88 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 26 1989  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 5 2023...........SUNRISE 538 AM MDT SUNSET 800 PM MDT  
MAY 6 2023...........SUNRISE 537 AM MDT SUNSET 801 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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