143  
CDUS43 KUNR 240839  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
239 AM MDT TUE OCT 24 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 23 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 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1000 PM  
LOWEST 53 300 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 84 1978  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 15 1942  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 24 2023.......SUNRISE 718 AM MDT SUNSET 554 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 25 2023.......SUNRISE 719 AM MDT SUNSET 553 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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