475  
CDUS43 KUNR 150837  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
237 AM MDT MON MAY 15 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 2023
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 58 431 PM 89 1976 66 -8 66  
MINIMUM 44 1159 PM 25 2016 41 3 34  
AVERAGE 51 53 -2 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.56 3.21 1965 0.12 0.44 T  
MONTH TO DATE 3.42 1.40 2.02 1.09  
SINCE MAR 1 5.69 4.39 1.30 2.92  
SINCE JAN 1 6.94 5.20 1.74 3.40  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 14 12 2 15  
MONTH TO DATE 122 201 -79 171  
SINCE MAR 1 1993 1753 240 1862  
SINCE JUL 1 7242 7011 231 6618  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1200 AM  
LOWEST 74 500 PM  
AVERAGE 87  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 90 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 30 2005  
2016  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 15 2023...........SUNRISE 526 AM MDT SUNSET 812 PM MDT  
MAY 16 2023...........SUNRISE 525 AM MDT SUNSET 813 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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