893  
CDUS43 KUNR 190033  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
533 PM MST MON DEC 18 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 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 51 256 PM 70 1979 36 15 10  
MINIMUM 17 120 AM -20 1983 13 4 -2  
2016  
AVERAGE 34 25 9 4  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.30 1973 0.01 -0.01 T  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.19 -0.19 0.61  
SINCE DEC 1 T 0.19 -0.19 0.61  
SINCE JAN 1 19.31 17.28 2.03 16.01  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 31 40 -9 61  
MONTH TO DATE 560 694 -134 746  
SINCE DEC 1 560 694 -134 746  
SINCE JUL 1 2042 2379 -337 2378  
 
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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 500 AM  
LOWEST 36 200 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 59 2004  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -17 1990  
 
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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