429  
CDUS43 KUNR 060043  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
543 PM MST TUE DEC 05 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 5 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 50 153 PM 67 1987 40 10 28  
MINIMUM 17 248 AM -22 1972 16 1 13  
AVERAGE 34 28 6 21  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.18 1956 0.01 -0.01 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.05 -0.05 T  
SINCE DEC 1 0.00 0.05 -0.05 T  
SINCE JAN 1 19.31 17.14 2.17 15.40  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 31 38 -7 44  
MONTH TO DATE 165 184 -19 183  
SINCE DEC 1 165 184 -19 183  
SINCE JUL 1 1647 1869 -222 1815  
 
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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80 200 AM  
LOWEST 46 100 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 65 1981  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -20 1972  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 5 2023......SUNRISE 711 AM MST SUNSET 414 PM MST  
DECEMBER 6 2023......SUNRISE 712 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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