542  
CDUS43 KUNR 050033  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
533 PM MST MON DEC 04 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 4 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 50 203 PM 75 1965 40 10 55  
MINIMUM 23 1222 AM -5 1972 16 7 11  
2005  
AVERAGE 37 28 9 33  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.50 1960 0.01 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.04 -0.04 T  
SINCE DEC 1 0.00 0.04 -0.04 T  
SINCE JAN 1 19.31 17.13 2.18 15.40  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 28 37 -9 32  
MONTH TO DATE 134 146 -12 139  
SINCE DEC 1 134 146 -12 139  
SINCE JUL 1 1616 1831 -215 1771  
 
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 40 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 58 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 66 100 AM  
LOWEST 24 300 PM  
AVERAGE 45  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 67 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -22 1972  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 4 2023......SUNRISE 710 AM MST SUNSET 415 PM MST  
DECEMBER 5 2023......SUNRISE 711 AM MST SUNSET 414 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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