917  
CDUS43 KUNR 300043  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
643 PM MDT FRI SEP 29 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 29 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 73 258 PM 92 2022 69 4 92  
MINIMUM 47 618 AM 21 1984 41 6 47  
AVERAGE 60 55 5 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.16 2.05 2014 0.04 0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.99 1.18 -0.19 0.39  
SINCE SEP 1 0.99 1.18 -0.19 0.39  
SINCE JAN 1 16.44 15.17 1.27 14.74  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 5 10 -5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 88 164 -76 91  
SINCE SEP 1 88 164 -76 91  
SINCE JUL 1 130 202 -72 91  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 5  
MONTH TO DATE 76 62 14 108  
SINCE SEP 1 76 62 14 108  
SINCE JAN 1 551 604 -53 812    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 600 AM  
LOWEST 40 200 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 93 1967  
1989  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 25 1959  
1974  
1985  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 29 2023.....SUNRISE 647 AM MDT SUNSET 637 PM MDT  
SEPTEMBER 30 2023.....SUNRISE 649 AM MDT SUNSET 635 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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