508  
CDUS43 KUNR 210835  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
235 AM MDT SAT OCT 21 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 20 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 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 68 1100 PM  
LOWEST 24 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 46  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 89 1992  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 19 1987  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 21 2023.......SUNRISE 714 AM MDT SUNSET 559 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 22 2023.......SUNRISE 716 AM MDT SUNSET 557 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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