835  
CDUS43 KUNR 040038  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
538 PM MST WED JAN 03 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 29 101 AM 61 2012 36 -7 31  
MINIMUM 22 618 AM -24 1950 13 9 18  
AVERAGE 26 24 2 25  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.60 1949 0.01 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.03 -0.03 0.16  
SINCE DEC 1 0.32 0.38 -0.06 0.86  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.03 -0.03 0.16  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 39 41 -2 40  
MONTH TO DATE 106 123 -17 106  
SINCE DEC 1 1068 1346 -278 1494  
SINCE JUL 1 2550 3031 -481 3126  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 900 AM  
LOWEST 68 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 62 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -27 1950  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 3 2024.......SUNRISE 727 AM MST SUNSET 426 PM MST  
JANUARY 4 2024.......SUNRISE 727 AM MST SUNSET 427 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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