625  
CDUS43 KUNR 190838  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
238 AM MDT THU OCT 19 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 18 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 65 229 PM 86 2000 59 6 60  
2015  
MINIMUM 39 1158 PM 16 1972 33 6 25  
AVERAGE 52 46 6 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 13 19 -6 22  
MONTH TO DATE 234 274 -40 230  
SINCE SEP 1 322 449 -127 321  
SINCE JUL 1 364 487 -123 321  
 
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 39 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 53 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 1000 PM  
LOWEST 35 100 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 89 1947  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 15 1976  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 19 2023.......SUNRISE 712 AM MDT SUNSET 602 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 20 2023.......SUNRISE 713 AM MDT SUNSET 600 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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