020  
CDUS43 KUNR 100039  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
639 PM MDT TUE MAY 09 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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 82 331 PM 86 1962 64 18 64  
MINIMUM 48 107 AM 25 2002 39 9 43  
AVERAGE 65 51 14 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 1.17 2015 0.10 -0.09 0.36  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.84 -0.82 0.90  
SINCE MAR 1 2.29 3.83 -1.54 2.73  
SINCE JAN 1 3.54 4.64 -1.10 3.21  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 14 -14 11  
MONTH TO DATE 82 138 -56 118  
SINCE MAR 1 1953 1690 263 1809  
SINCE JUL 1 7202 6948 254 6565  
 
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 500 AM  
LOWEST 14 300 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 90 1961  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 24 1990  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 9 2023...........SUNRISE 533 AM MDT SUNSET 805 PM MDT  
MAY 10 2023...........SUNRISE 532 AM MDT SUNSET 806 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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