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CDUS43 KUNR 190035
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
635 PM MDT THU MAY 18 2023
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 66 153 PM 92 1992 67 -1 70
MINIMUM 44 359 AM 29 1943 43 1 47
AVERAGE 55 55 0 59
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.79 1962 0.12 -0.12 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 3.61 1.87 1.74 1.28
SINCE MAR 1 5.88 4.86 1.02 3.11
SINCE JAN 1 7.13 5.67 1.46 3.59
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 10 10 0 6
MONTH TO DATE 154 245 -91 196
SINCE MAR 1 2025 1797 228 1887
SINCE JUL 1 7274 7055 219 6643
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 400 AM
LOWEST 43 1000 AM
AVERAGE 68
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 94 2009
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 31 1966
1968
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 523 AM MDT SUNSET 815 PM MDT
MAY 19 2023...........SUNRISE 522 AM MDT SUNSET 816 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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