165  
CDUS43 KUNR 090036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
636 PM MDT TUE AUG 08 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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 77 221 PM 103 1944 87 -10 91  
1992  
MINIMUM 48R 434 AM 50 1972 58 -10 52  
1975  
1989  
AVERAGE 63 73 -10 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.00 1945 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.60 0.49 0.11 0.63  
SINCE JUN 1 6.00 5.64 0.36 7.33  
SINCE JAN 1 15.18 12.89 2.29 12.22  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 2 0 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 13 0 13 0  
SINCE JUN 1 82 106 -24 95  
SINCE JUL 1 38 13 25 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 8 -8 7  
MONTH TO DATE 44 66 -22 88  
SINCE JUN 1 290 391 -101 493  
SINCE JAN 1 299 403 -104 499    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 600 AM  
LOWEST 51 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 106 1947  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 47 1967  
1995  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 8 2023........SUNRISE 548 AM MDT SUNSET 807 PM MDT  
AUGUST 9 2023........SUNRISE 549 AM MDT SUNSET 806 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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