337  
CDUS43 KUNR 190033  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
633 PM MDT FRI AUG 18 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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 102 257 PM 104 1959 85 17 90  
MINIMUM 61 548 AM 43 2002 56 5 63  
AVERAGE 82 71 11 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.62 1996 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.87 1.02 -0.15 0.65  
SINCE JUN 1 6.27 6.17 0.10 7.35  
SINCE JAN 1 15.45 13.42 2.03 12.24  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 15 3 12 0  
SINCE JUN 1 84 109 -25 95  
SINCE JUL 1 40 16 24 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 17 6 11 12  
MONTH TO DATE 103 136 -33 214  
SINCE JUN 1 349 461 -112 619  
SINCE JAN 1 358 473 -115 625    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 600 AM  
LOWEST 20 200 PM  
AVERAGE 53  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 104 1986  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 41 1978  
 
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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