388  
CDUS43 KUNR 170837  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
237 AM MDT WED MAY 17 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 76 408 PM 91 1979 67 9 79  
2012  
MINIMUM 40 434 AM 24 2009 42 -2 39  
AVERAGE 58 54 4 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.89 1955 0.11 -0.11 T  
MONTH TO DATE 3.42 1.63 1.79 1.10  
SINCE MAR 1 5.69 4.62 1.07 2.93  
SINCE JAN 1 6.94 5.43 1.51 3.41  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 7 11 -4 6  
MONTH TO DATE 140 224 -84 186  
SINCE MAR 1 2011 1776 235 1877  
SINCE JUL 1 7260 7034 226 6633  
 
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 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 500 AM  
LOWEST 35 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 93 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 31 1969  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2023...........SUNRISE 524 AM MDT SUNSET 814 PM MDT  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 523 AM MDT SUNSET 815 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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