560  
CDUS43 KUNR 180035  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
635 PM MDT TUE OCT 17 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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 80 232 PM 85 1950 60 20 75  
2003  
MINIMUM 41 614 AM 17 1948 33 8 29  
1984  
AVERAGE 61 46 15 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.04 1998 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.68 0.91 1.77 0.44  
SINCE SEP 1 3.67 2.13 1.54 0.83  
SINCE JAN 1 19.12 16.12 3.00 15.18  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 4 19 -15 13  
MONTH TO DATE 221 255 -34 208  
SINCE SEP 1 309 430 -121 299  
SINCE JUL 1 351 468 -117 299  
 
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 N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 600 AM  
LOWEST 28 300 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 86 2000  
2015  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 16 1972  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 17 2023.......SUNRISE 709 AM MDT SUNSET 605 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 18 2023.......SUNRISE 710 AM MDT SUNSET 604 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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