598  
CDUS43 KUNR 010037  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
637 PM MDT THU AUG 31 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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 89 418 PM 103 1954 82 7 92  
MINIMUM 49 457 AM 37 2020 52 -3 58  
AVERAGE 69 67 2 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.88 2014 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.87 1.59 -0.72 2.76  
SINCE JUN 1 6.27 6.74 -0.47 9.46  
SINCE JAN 1 15.45 13.99 1.46 14.35  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 17 22 -5 0  
SINCE JUN 1 86 128 -42 95  
SINCE JUL 1 42 35 7 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 4 4 0 10  
MONTH TO DATE 220 205 15 293  
SINCE JUN 1 466 530 -64 698  
SINCE JAN 1 475 542 -67 704    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 71 600 AM  
LOWEST 17 400 PM  
AVERAGE 44  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 101 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 40 1974  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 31 2023........SUNRISE 614 AM MDT SUNSET 730 PM MDT  
SEPTEMBER 1 2023.....SUNRISE 615 AM MDT SUNSET 728 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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