529  
CDUS43 KUNR 210032  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
632 PM MDT FRI OCT 20 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 20 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 77 313 PM 88 1947 58 19 81  
MINIMUM 46 1234 AM 19 1984 32 14 36  
1987  
AVERAGE 62 45 17 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.56 2019 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.68 1.04 1.64 0.44  
SINCE SEP 1 3.67 2.26 1.41 0.83  
SINCE JAN 1 19.12 16.25 2.87 15.18  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 3 20 -17 6  
MONTH TO DATE 243 314 -71 249  
SINCE SEP 1 331 489 -158 340  
SINCE JUL 1 373 527 -154 340  
 
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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 56 100 AM  
LOWEST 24 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 40  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 89 1992  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 19 1987  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 20 2023.......SUNRISE 713 AM MDT SUNSET 600 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 21 2023.......SUNRISE 714 AM MDT SUNSET 559 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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