245  
CDUS43 KUNR 030039  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
639 PM MDT MON OCT 02 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2 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 71 254 PM 96 2011 68 3 76  
MINIMUM 50 606 AM 27 1950 40 10 48  
2009  
AVERAGE 61 54 7 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.07 1986 0.06 -0.06 0.12  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.11 -0.10 0.12  
SINCE SEP 1 1.00 1.33 -0.33 0.51  
SINCE JAN 1 16.45 15.32 1.13 14.86  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 4 12 -8 3  
MONTH TO DATE 4 23 -19 6  
SINCE SEP 1 92 198 -106 97  
SINCE JUL 1 134 236 -102 97  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 0 4 0  
SINCE SEP 1 80 62 18 110  
SINCE JAN 1 555 604 -49 814    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 700 AM  
LOWEST 59 300 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 90 1963  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 24 2009  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 2 2023.......SUNRISE 651 AM MDT SUNSET 632 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 3 2023.......SUNRISE 652 AM MDT SUNSET 630 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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