866  
CDUS43 KUNR 300835  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
135 AM MST SAT DEC 30 2023  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 29 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 53 1130 AM 65 1965 36 17 40  
MINIMUM 23 1201 AM -29 1990 13 10 21  
AVERAGE 38 24 14 31  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.13 1967 0.02 -0.02 0.00  
1976  
2020  
MONTH TO DATE 0.32 0.33 -0.01 0.70  
SINCE DEC 1 0.32 0.33 -0.01 0.70  
SINCE JAN 1 19.63 17.42 2.21 16.10  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 27 41 -14 34  
MONTH TO DATE 884 1143 -259 1319  
SINCE DEC 1 884 1143 -259 1319  
SINCE JUL 1 2366 2828 -462 2951  
 
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 75 900 PM  
LOWEST 46 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 60 1965  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -30 1990  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 30 2023......SUNRISE 727 AM MST SUNSET 423 PM MST  
DECEMBER 31 2023......SUNRISE 727 AM MST SUNSET 424 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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