897  
CDUS43 KUNR 080049  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
649 PM MDT MON AUG 07 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 7 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 66 113 PM 105 1975 87 -21 77  
MINIMUM 53 1211 AM 45 1989 59 -6 54  
AVERAGE 60 73 -13 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.27 1.23 1979 0.06 0.21 0.08  
MONTH TO DATE 0.59 0.43 0.16 0.63  
SINCE JUN 1 5.99 5.58 0.41 7.33  
SINCE JAN 1 15.17 12.83 2.34 12.22  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 5 0 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 9 0 9 0  
SINCE JUN 1 78 106 -28 95  
SINCE JUL 1 34 13 21 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 8 -8 1  
MONTH TO DATE 44 58 -14 81  
SINCE JUN 1 290 383 -93 486  
SINCE JAN 1 299 395 -96 492    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 200 PM  
LOWEST 70 1000 AM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 103 1944  
1992  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 50 1972  
1975  
1989  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 7 2023........SUNRISE 547 AM MDT SUNSET 809 PM MDT  
AUGUST 8 2023........SUNRISE 548 AM MDT SUNSET 807 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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