538  
CDUS43 KUNR 060038  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
638 PM MDT TUE SEP 05 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 5 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 69 259 PM 104 2020 81 -12 94  
MINIMUM 53 712 AM 37 1968 50 3 57  
1999  
AVERAGE 61 66 -5 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.03 1.76 1990 0.04 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.29 0.20 0.09 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 0.29 0.20 0.09 0.00  
SINCE JAN 1 15.74 14.19 1.55 14.35  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 4 3 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 14 -10 0  
SINCE SEP 1 4 14 -10 0  
SINCE JUL 1 46 52 -6 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 4 -4 11  
MONTH TO DATE 53 20 33 48  
SINCE SEP 1 53 20 33 48  
SINCE JAN 1 528 562 -34 752    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 49 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 24.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 400 AM  
LOWEST 40 200 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 104 1978  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 34 1943  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 5 2023.....SUNRISE 620 AM MDT SUNSET 721 PM MDT  
SEPTEMBER 6 2023.....SUNRISE 621 AM MDT SUNSET 719 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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