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CDUS43 KUNR 160836
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
236 AM MDT TUE MAY 16 2023
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 68 433 PM 90 1987 66 2 69
MINIMUM 40 416 AM 30 2005 41 -1 43
2016
AVERAGE 54 54 0 56
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.09 2015 0.12 -0.12 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 3.42 1.52 1.90 1.10
SINCE MAR 1 5.69 4.51 1.18 2.93
SINCE JAN 1 6.94 5.32 1.62 3.41
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 11 12 -1 9
MONTH TO DATE 133 213 -80 180
SINCE MAR 1 2004 1765 239 1871
SINCE JUL 1 7253 7023 230 6627
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 1200 AM
LOWEST 42 300 PM
AVERAGE 69
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 91 1979
2012
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 24 2009
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2023...........SUNRISE 525 AM MDT SUNSET 813 PM MDT
MAY 17 2023...........SUNRISE 524 AM MDT SUNSET 814 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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