850  
CDUS43 KUNR 230047  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
647 PM MDT TUE AUG 22 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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 99 400 PM 104 1949 85 14 97  
1960  
MINIMUM 61 454 AM 38 1966 55 6 55  
AVERAGE 80 70 10 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.06 1983 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.87 1.21 -0.34 0.65  
SINCE JUN 1 6.27 6.36 -0.09 7.35  
SINCE JAN 1 15.45 13.61 1.84 12.24  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 17 7 10 0  
SINCE JUN 1 86 113 -27 95  
SINCE JUL 1 42 20 22 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 15 6 9 11  
MONTH TO DATE 139 160 -21 243  
SINCE JUN 1 385 485 -100 648  
SINCE JAN 1 394 497 -103 654    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 100 AM  
LOWEST 62 900 AM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 104 1949  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 38 2015  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 22 2023........SUNRISE 604 AM MDT SUNSET 746 PM MDT  
AUGUST 23 2023........SUNRISE 605 AM MDT SUNSET 744 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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