683  
CDUS43 KUNR 130034  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
634 PM MDT THU OCT 12 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 12 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 50 1202 AM 90 1956 62 -12 56  
MINIMUM 41 940 AM 16 2009 35 6 30  
AVERAGE 46 49 -3 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 1.95R 1.63 2021 0.05 1.90 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 2.65 0.65 2.00 0.44  
SINCE SEP 1 3.64 1.87 1.77 0.83  
SINCE JAN 1 19.09 15.86 3.23 15.18  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 19 16 3 22  
MONTH TO DATE 135 166 -31 132  
SINCE SEP 1 223 341 -118 223  
SINCE JUL 1 265 379 -114 223  
 
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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 300 AM  
LOWEST 79 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 88  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 87 1958  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 18 1969  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 12 2023.......SUNRISE 703 AM MDT SUNSET 614 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 13 2023.......SUNRISE 704 AM MDT SUNSET 612 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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