447  
CDUS43 KUNR 210035  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
635 PM MDT SAT MAY 20 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 76 421 PM 92 1964 68 8 48  
MINIMUM 40 452 AM 25 2003 43 -3 31  
AVERAGE 58 56 2 40  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.51 1957 0.12 -0.12 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 3.61 2.11 1.50 1.29  
SINCE MAR 1 5.88 5.10 0.78 3.12  
SINCE JAN 1 7.13 5.91 1.22 3.60  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 7 10 -3 25  
MONTH TO DATE 179 265 -86 238  
SINCE MAR 1 2050 1817 233 1929  
SINCE JUL 1 7299 7075 224 6685  
 
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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 500 AM  
LOWEST 39 400 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 92 1954  
1966  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 28 2022  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 20 2023...........SUNRISE 521 AM MDT SUNSET 817 PM MDT  
MAY 21 2023...........SUNRISE 520 AM MDT SUNSET 818 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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