119  
CDUS43 KUNR 240035  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
635 PM MDT MON OCT 23 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 23 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 60 257 PM 80 1963 57 3 53  
MINIMUM 38 505 AM 12 1981 31 7 37  
2020  
AVERAGE 49 44 5 45  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.45 1975 0.03 -0.03 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.68 1.15 1.53 0.44  
SINCE SEP 1 3.67 2.37 1.30 0.83  
SINCE JAN 1 19.12 16.36 2.76 15.18  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 16 21 -5 20  
MONTH TO DATE 282 376 -94 289  
SINCE SEP 1 370 551 -181 380  
SINCE JUL 1 412 589 -177 380  
 
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1200 AM  
LOWEST 53 300 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 84 1978  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 15 1942  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 23 2023.......SUNRISE 717 AM MDT SUNSET 556 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 24 2023.......SUNRISE 718 AM MDT SUNSET 554 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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