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CDUS43 KUNR 180039  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
639 PM MDT WED MAY 17 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 76 1025 AM 93 1988 67 9 72  
MINIMUM 46 417 AM 31 1969 42 4 50  
AVERAGE 61 55 6 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.19 1.01 1962 0.12 0.07 0.18  
MONTH TO DATE 3.61 1.75 1.86 1.28  
SINCE MAR 1 5.88 4.74 1.14 3.11  
SINCE JAN 1 7.13 5.55 1.58 3.59  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 4 11 -7 4  
MONTH TO DATE 144 235 -91 190  
SINCE MAR 1 2015 1787 228 1881  
SINCE JUL 1 7264 7045 219 6637  
 
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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 300 PM  
LOWEST 48 1000 AM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 92 1992  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 29 1943  
 
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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