036  
CDUS43 KUNR 010037  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
637 PM MDT TUE OCT 31 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 31 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 38 337 PM 81 1999 54 -16 68  
MINIMUM 13 235 AM -2 1991 28 -15 33  
AVERAGE 26 40 -14 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.65 2000 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.70 1.41 1.29 0.50  
SINCE SEP 1 3.69 2.63 1.06 0.89  
SINCE JAN 1 19.14 16.62 2.52 15.24  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 39 24 15 14  
MONTH TO DATE 581 560 21 464  
SINCE SEP 1 669 735 -66 555  
SINCE JUL 1 711 773 -62 555  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 3 1 0  
SINCE SEP 1 80 65 15 110  
SINCE JAN 1 555 607 -52 814    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 500 AM  
LOWEST 46 400 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 77 1965  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 2 1991  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 31 2023.......SUNRISE 727 AM MDT SUNSET 544 PM MDT  
NOVEMBER 1 2023......SUNRISE 729 AM MDT SUNSET 542 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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