168  
CDUS43 KUNR 220034  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
634 PM MDT MON AUG 21 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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 89 351 PM 101 1947 85 4 94  
MINIMUM 65 711 AM 43 2021 55 10 58  
AVERAGE 77 70 7 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.92 1964 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.87 1.16 -0.29 0.65  
SINCE JUN 1 6.27 6.31 -0.04 7.35  
SINCE JAN 1 15.45 13.56 1.89 12.24  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 17 6 11 0  
SINCE JUN 1 86 112 -26 95  
SINCE JUL 1 42 19 23 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 12 6 6 11  
MONTH TO DATE 125 154 -29 232  
SINCE JUN 1 371 479 -108 637  
SINCE JAN 1 380 491 -111 643    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 300 AM  
LOWEST 47 300 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 104 1949  
1960  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 38 1966  
 
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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