206  
CDUS43 KUNR 180837  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
237 AM MDT WED OCT 18 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 2023
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
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)  
YESTERDAY T 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 49 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 64 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 86 2000  
2015  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 16 1972  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 18 2023.......SUNRISE 710 AM MDT SUNSET 604 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 19 2023.......SUNRISE 712 AM MDT SUNSET 602 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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