029  
CDUS43 KUNR 120036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
636 PM MDT THU MAY 11 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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 68 255 PM 87 1958 65 3 69  
MINIMUM 55 745 AM 23 1953 40 15 46  
AVERAGE 62 52 10 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.23 1.22 2005 0.11 0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.25 1.06 -0.81 0.90  
SINCE MAR 1 2.52 4.05 -1.53 2.73  
SINCE JAN 1 3.77 4.86 -1.09 3.21  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 3 13 -10 7  
MONTH TO DATE 87 164 -77 134  
SINCE MAR 1 1958 1716 242 1825  
SINCE JUL 1 7207 6974 233 6581  
 
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 900 AM  
LOWEST 61 300 PM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 90 1960  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 22 1943  
1953  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 11 2023...........SUNRISE 531 AM MDT SUNSET 807 PM MDT  
MAY 12 2023...........SUNRISE 530 AM MDT SUNSET 808 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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