147  
CDUS43 KUNR 160036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
536 PM MST FRI DEC 15 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 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 45 MM 63 1952 37 8 19  
MINIMUM 31 MM -22 1989 14 17 15  
AVERAGE 38 25 13 17  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.22 2022 0.01 -0.01 0.22  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.16 -0.16 0.55  
SINCE DEC 1 T 0.16 -0.16 0.55  
SINCE JAN 1 19.31 17.25 2.06 15.95  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 27 40 -13 48  
MONTH TO DATE 460 574 -114 588  
SINCE DEC 1 460 574 -114 588  
SINCE JUL 1 1942 2259 -317 2220  
 
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 51 800 AM  
LOWEST 34 100 PM  
AVERAGE 43  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 64 1980  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -20 1964  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 15 2023......SUNRISE 720 AM MST SUNSET 415 PM MST  
DECEMBER 16 2023......SUNRISE 721 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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