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CDUS43 KUNR 290037  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
637 PM MDT SAT OCT 28 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 28 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 25 351 PM 81 1985 55 -30 65  
MINIMUM 17 949 AM 6 2019 29 -12 22  
AVERAGE 21 42 -21 44  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.71 1989 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.70 1.32 1.38 0.50  
SINCE SEP 1 3.69 2.54 1.15 0.89  
SINCE JAN 1 19.14 16.53 2.61 15.24  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 44 23 21 21  
MONTH TO DATE 458 488 -30 417  
SINCE SEP 1 546 663 -117 508  
SINCE JUL 1 588 701 -113 508  
 
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 600 AM  
LOWEST 68 200 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 82 1950  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 1 1991  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 28 2023.......SUNRISE 723 AM MDT SUNSET 548 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 29 2023.......SUNRISE 725 AM MDT SUNSET 547 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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