630  
CDUS43 KUNR 190033  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
633 PM MDT WED OCT 18 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 18 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 65 229 PM 86 2000 59 6 60  
2015  
MINIMUM 52 557 AM 16 1972 33 19 25  
AVERAGE 59 46 13 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.39 1965 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.68 0.96 1.72 0.44  
SINCE SEP 1 3.67 2.18 1.49 0.83  
SINCE JAN 1 19.12 16.17 2.95 15.18  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 6 19 -13 22  
MONTH TO DATE 227 274 -47 230  
SINCE SEP 1 315 449 -134 321  
SINCE JUL 1 357 487 -130 321  
 
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 39 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 53 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 27.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 52 1200 AM  
LOWEST 35 100 PM  
AVERAGE 44  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 89 1947  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 15 1976  
 
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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