919  
CDUS43 KUNR 090037  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
537 PM MST FRI DEC 08 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 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 1111 AM 68 2020 39 5 38  
MINIMUM 24 645 AM -23 1972 15 9 9  
AVERAGE 34 27 7 24  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.18 2007 0.01 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.08 -0.08 T  
SINCE DEC 1 T 0.08 -0.08 T  
SINCE JAN 1 19.31 17.17 2.14 15.40  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 31 38 -7 41  
MONTH TO DATE 229 298 -69 315  
SINCE DEC 1 229 298 -69 315  
SINCE JUL 1 1711 1983 -272 1947  
 
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 38 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 400 PM  
LOWEST 43 200 AM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 70 1957  
2020  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -19 1972  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 8 2023......SUNRISE 714 AM MST SUNSET 414 PM MST  
DECEMBER 9 2023......SUNRISE 715 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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