831  
CDUS43 KUNR 010039  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
639 PM MDT SAT SEP 30 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 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 82 258 PM 93 1967 69 13 83  
1989  
MINIMUM 47 558 AM 25 1959 41 6 50  
1974  
1985  
AVERAGE 65 55 10 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.56 2014 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.99 1.22 -0.23 0.39  
SINCE SEP 1 0.99 1.22 -0.23 0.39  
SINCE JAN 1 16.44 15.21 1.23 14.74  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 11 -11 0  
MONTH TO DATE 88 175 -87 91  
SINCE SEP 1 88 175 -87 91  
SINCE JUL 1 130 213 -83 91  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 2  
MONTH TO DATE 76 62 14 110  
SINCE SEP 1 76 62 14 110  
SINCE JAN 1 551 604 -53 814    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 1200 AM  
LOWEST 44 300 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 94 2005  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 20 1985  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 30 2023.....SUNRISE 649 AM MDT SUNSET 635 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 1 2023.......SUNRISE 650 AM MDT SUNSET 633 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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