108  
CDUS43 KUNR 170037  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
637 PM MDT WED AUG 16 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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 97 930 AM 101 1973 86 11 89  
1995  
2002  
MINIMUM 57 205 AM 45 1968 57 0 56  
AVERAGE 77 71 6 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.37 1994 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.87 0.92 -0.05 0.63  
SINCE JUN 1 6.27 6.07 0.20 7.33  
SINCE JAN 1 15.45 13.32 2.13 12.22  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 15 1 14 0  
SINCE JUN 1 84 107 -23 95  
SINCE JUL 1 40 14 26 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 12 7 5 8  
MONTH TO DATE 81 124 -43 193  
SINCE JUN 1 327 449 -122 598  
SINCE JAN 1 336 461 -125 604    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 1200 AM  
LOWEST 18 900 AM  
AVERAGE 53  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 105 2021  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 39 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 16 2023........SUNRISE 557 AM MDT SUNSET 755 PM MDT  
AUGUST 17 2023........SUNRISE 558 AM MDT SUNSET 754 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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