591  
CDUS43 KUNR 280833  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
133 AM MST THU DEC 28 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27 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 39 110 PM 59 1980 36 3 59  
2022  
MINIMUM 21 1159 PM -12 2017 13 8 27  
AVERAGE 30 24 6 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.24 1987 0.01 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.32 0.30 0.02 0.70  
SINCE DEC 1 0.32 0.30 0.02 0.70  
SINCE JAN 1 19.63 17.39 2.24 16.10  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 35 41 -6 22  
MONTH TO DATE 822 1061 -239 1263  
SINCE DEC 1 822 1061 -239 1263  
SINCE JUL 1 2304 2746 -442 2895  
 
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 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 1200 AM  
LOWEST 44 100 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 62 1999  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -17 1990  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 28 2023......SUNRISE 726 AM MST SUNSET 421 PM MST  
DECEMBER 29 2023......SUNRISE 727 AM MST SUNSET 422 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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