113  
CDUS43 KUNR 180036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
536 PM MST SUN DEC 17 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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 54 1058 AM 69 1998 36 18 26  
MINIMUM 25 646 AM -23 1964 13 12 3  
2016  
AVERAGE 40 25 15 15  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.22 1985 0.01 -0.01 T  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.18 -0.18 0.61  
SINCE DEC 1 T 0.18 -0.18 0.61  
SINCE JAN 1 19.31 17.27 2.04 16.01  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 25 40 -15 50  
MONTH TO DATE 525 654 -129 685  
SINCE DEC 1 525 654 -129 685  
SINCE JUL 1 2007 2339 -332 2317  
 
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 36 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 47 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 63 700 AM  
LOWEST 25 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 44  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 70 1979  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -20 1983  
2016  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 17 2023......SUNRISE 721 AM MST SUNSET 415 PM MST  
DECEMBER 18 2023......SUNRISE 722 AM MST SUNSET 416 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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