283  
CDUS43 KUNR 070034  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
634 PM MDT FRI OCT 06 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 6 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 52 246 PM 94 1993 65 -13 52  
MINIMUM 32 612 AM 15 2000 38 -6 35  
AVERAGE 42 52 -10 44  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.42 1962 0.05 -0.05 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 0.68 0.33 0.35 0.42  
SINCE SEP 1 1.67 1.55 0.12 0.81  
SINCE JAN 1 17.12 15.54 1.58 15.16  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 23 14 9 21  
MONTH TO DATE 56 75 -19 43  
SINCE SEP 1 144 250 -106 134  
SINCE JUL 1 186 288 -102 134  
 
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 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 100 AM  
LOWEST 28 1000 AM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 89 1975  
2003  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 13 2000  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 6 2023.......SUNRISE 656 AM MDT SUNSET 624 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 7 2023.......SUNRISE 657 AM MDT SUNSET 623 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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