727  
CDUS43 KUNR 080036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
636 PM MDT SUN MAY 07 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 69 326 PM 90 1992 63 6 84  
MINIMUM 38 349 AM 25 2010 38 0 46  
AVERAGE 54 51 3 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.88 2005 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.64 -0.63 0.10  
SINCE MAR 1 2.28 3.63 -1.35 1.93  
SINCE JAN 1 3.53 4.44 -0.91 2.41  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 11 15 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 73 110 -37 95  
SINCE MAR 1 1944 1662 282 1786  
SINCE JUL 1 7193 6920 273 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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 100 AM  
LOWEST 42 300 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 88 1985  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 21 2010  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 7 2023...........SUNRISE 536 AM MDT SUNSET 803 PM MDT  
MAY 8 2023...........SUNRISE 535 AM MDT SUNSET 804 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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