975  
CDUS43 KUNR 130038  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
638 PM MDT FRI MAY 12 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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 58 434 PM 90 1960 65 -7 61  
MINIMUM 52 724 AM 22 1943 40 12 48  
1953  
AVERAGE 55 53 2 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.77R 0.54 2010 0.11 0.66 0.19  
MONTH TO DATE 2.49 1.17 1.32 1.09  
SINCE MAR 1 4.76 4.16 0.60 2.92  
SINCE JAN 1 6.01 4.97 1.04 3.40  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 10 13 -3 10  
MONTH TO DATE 98 177 -79 144  
SINCE MAR 1 1969 1729 240 1835  
SINCE JUL 1 7218 6987 231 6591  
 
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 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 49 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 26.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 700 AM  
LOWEST 89 100 AM  
AVERAGE 93  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 92 1955  
2001  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 25 1943  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 12 2023...........SUNRISE 530 AM MDT SUNSET 808 PM MDT  
MAY 13 2023...........SUNRISE 528 AM MDT SUNSET 809 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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