174  
CDUS43 KUNR 180840  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
240 AM MDT FRI AUG 18 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 2023
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 88 400 PM 105 2021 86 2 93  
MINIMUM 51 530 AM 39 2002 56 -5 55  
AVERAGE 70 71 -1 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.55 2015 0.06 -0.06 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 0.87 0.98 -0.11 0.65  
SINCE JUN 1 6.27 6.13 0.14 7.35  
SINCE JAN 1 15.45 13.38 2.07 12.24  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 15 2 13 0  
SINCE JUN 1 84 108 -24 95  
SINCE JUL 1 40 15 25 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 5 6 -1 9  
MONTH TO DATE 86 130 -44 202  
SINCE JUN 1 332 455 -123 607  
SINCE JAN 1 341 467 -126 613    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80 400 AM  
LOWEST 32 400 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 104 1959  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 43 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 18 2023........SUNRISE 559 AM MDT SUNSET 752 PM MDT  
AUGUST 19 2023........SUNRISE 600 AM MDT SUNSET 751 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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