899  
CDUS43 KUNR 170036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
536 PM MST SAT DEC 16 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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 50 212 PM 64 1980 37 13 23  
MINIMUM 13 656 AM -20 1964 14 -1 12  
AVERAGE 32 25 7 18  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.30 2016 0.01 -0.01 0.06  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.17 -0.17 0.61  
SINCE DEC 1 T 0.17 -0.17 0.61  
SINCE JAN 1 19.31 17.26 2.05 16.01  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 33 40 -7 47  
MONTH TO DATE 500 614 -114 635  
SINCE DEC 1 500 614 -114 635  
SINCE JUL 1 1982 2299 -317 2267  
 
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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 400 AM  
LOWEST 37 200 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 69 1998  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -23 1964  
2016  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 16 2023......SUNRISE 721 AM MST SUNSET 415 PM MST  
DECEMBER 17 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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