860  
CDUS43 KUNR 040035  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
535 PM MST SUN DEC 03 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 3 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 44 233 PM 68 1948 40 4 42  
MINIMUM 21 1252 AM -6 2006 16 5 0  
AVERAGE 33 28 5 21  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.29 1955 0.01 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.03 -0.03 T  
SINCE DEC 1 0.00 0.03 -0.03 T  
SINCE JAN 1 19.31 17.12 2.19 15.40  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 32 37 -5 44  
MONTH TO DATE 104 109 -5 107  
SINCE DEC 1 104 109 -5 107  
SINCE JUL 1 1586 1794 -208 1739  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 555 607 -52 814    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 1200 AM  
LOWEST 35 400 AM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 75 1965  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -5 1972  
2005  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 3 2023......SUNRISE 709 AM MST SUNSET 415 PM MST  
DECEMBER 4 2023......SUNRISE 710 AM MST SUNSET 415 PM MST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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