079  
CDUS43 KUNR 210836  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
236 AM MDT MON AUG 21 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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 71 451 PM 104 1973 85 -14 85  
MINIMUM 55 524 AM 42 1964 55 0 50  
2016  
AVERAGE 63 70 -7 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.53 1965 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.87 1.12 -0.25 0.65  
SINCE JUN 1 6.27 6.27 0.00 7.35  
SINCE JAN 1 15.45 13.52 1.93 12.24  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 2 1 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 17 5 12 0  
SINCE JUN 1 86 111 -25 95  
SINCE JUL 1 42 18 24 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 6 -6 3  
MONTH TO DATE 113 148 -35 221  
SINCE JUN 1 359 473 -114 626  
SINCE JAN 1 368 485 -117 632    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 900 PM  
LOWEST 55 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 101 1947  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 43 2021  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 21 2023........SUNRISE 603 AM MDT SUNSET 747 PM MDT  
AUGUST 22 2023........SUNRISE 604 AM MDT SUNSET 746 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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