398  
CDUS43 KUNR 060036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
636 PM MDT THU OCT 05 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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 64 102 PM 94 1947 66 -2 75  
MINIMUM 46 650 AM 19 1952 39 7 46  
AVERAGE 55 52 3 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.71 1972 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.68 0.28 0.40 0.38  
SINCE SEP 1 1.67 1.50 0.17 0.77  
SINCE JAN 1 17.12 15.49 1.63 15.12  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 10 13 -3 4  
MONTH TO DATE 30 61 -31 22  
SINCE SEP 1 118 236 -118 113  
SINCE JUL 1 160 274 -114 113  
 
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 500 AM  
LOWEST 21 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 49  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 94 1993  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 15 2000  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 5 2023.......SUNRISE 654 AM MDT SUNSET 626 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 6 2023.......SUNRISE 656 AM MDT SUNSET 624 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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