595  
CDUS43 KUNR 070034  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
634 PM MDT SAT MAY 06 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 74 1243 PM 88 2017 63 11 76  
MINIMUM 47 547 AM 26 1989 38 9 43  
AVERAGE 61 50 11 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 1.61 2015 0.09 -0.08 0.08  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.54 -0.53 0.10  
SINCE MAR 1 2.28 3.53 -1.25 1.93  
SINCE JAN 1 3.53 4.34 -0.81 2.41  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 4 15 -11 5  
MONTH TO DATE 57 95 -38 95  
SINCE MAR 1 1928 1647 281 1786  
SINCE JUL 1 7177 6905 272 6542  
 
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 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 500 AM  
LOWEST 28 200 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 90 1992  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 25 2010  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 6 2023...........SUNRISE 537 AM MDT SUNSET 801 PM MDT  
MAY 7 2023...........SUNRISE 536 AM MDT SUNSET 803 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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