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CDUS43 KUNR 210037  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
537 PM MST WED DEC 20 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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 50 132 PM 63 1954 36 14 -1  
MINIMUM 26 747 AM -20 1983 13 13 -6  
AVERAGE 38 24 14 -3  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.29 1967 0.01 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.21 -0.21 0.61  
SINCE DEC 1 T 0.21 -0.21 0.61  
SINCE JAN 1 19.31 17.30 2.01 16.01  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 27 40 -13 68  
MONTH TO DATE 606 774 -168 876  
SINCE DEC 1 606 774 -168 876  
SINCE JUL 1 2088 2459 -371 2508  
 
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 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 11 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 69 800 AM  
LOWEST 34 200 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 65 1991  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -25 1983  
1989  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 20 2023......SUNRISE 723 AM MST SUNSET 416 PM MST  
DECEMBER 21 2023......SUNRISE 724 AM MST SUNSET 417 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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