904  
CDUS43 KUNR 180836  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
136 AM MST MON DEC 18 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 2023
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 54 1058 AM 69 1998 36 18 26  
MINIMUM 18 1149 PM -23 1964 13 5 3  
2016  
AVERAGE 36 25 11 15  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 29 40 -11 50  
MONTH TO DATE 529 654 -125 685  
SINCE DEC 1 529 654 -125 685  
SINCE JUL 1 2011 2339 -328 2317  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 13.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 1000 PM  
LOWEST 25 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 70 1979  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -20 1983  
2016  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 18 2023......SUNRISE 722 AM MST SUNSET 416 PM MST  
DECEMBER 19 2023......SUNRISE 723 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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