872  
CDUS43 KUNR 200835  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
235 AM MDT SUN AUG 20 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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 87 252 PM 104 1986 85 2 83  
MINIMUM 62 1158 PM 41 1978 56 6 55  
AVERAGE 75 70 5 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.16 1985 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.87 1.07 -0.20 0.65  
SINCE JUN 1 6.27 6.22 0.05 7.35  
SINCE JAN 1 15.45 13.47 1.98 12.24  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 15 4 11 0  
SINCE JUN 1 84 110 -26 95  
SINCE JUL 1 40 17 23 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 10 6 4 4  
MONTH TO DATE 113 142 -29 218  
SINCE JUN 1 359 467 -108 623  
SINCE JAN 1 368 479 -111 629    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 65 900 PM  
LOWEST 34 200 PM  
AVERAGE 50  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 104 1973  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 42 1964  
2016  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 20 2023........SUNRISE 602 AM MDT SUNSET 749 PM MDT  
AUGUST 21 2023........SUNRISE 603 AM MDT SUNSET 747 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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