533  
CDUS43 KUNR 160032  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
632 PM MDT SUN OCT 15 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 15 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 56 150 PM 87 1958 61 -5 65  
MINIMUM 29 527 AM 13 2018 34 -5 39  
AVERAGE 43 47 -4 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.13 1980 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.68 0.81 1.87 0.44  
SINCE SEP 1 3.67 2.03 1.64 0.83  
SINCE JAN 1 19.12 16.02 3.10 15.18  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 22 18 4 13  
MONTH TO DATE 204 218 -14 173  
SINCE SEP 1 292 393 -101 264  
SINCE JUL 1 334 431 -97 264  
 
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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1200 AM  
LOWEST 51 100 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 91 1991  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 14 1992  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 15 2023.......SUNRISE 707 AM MDT SUNSET 609 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 16 2023.......SUNRISE 708 AM MDT SUNSET 607 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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