725  
CDUS43 KUNR 060035  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
535 PM MST FRI JAN 05 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 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 41 126 PM 73 2012 36 5 39  
MINIMUM 18 547 AM -17 1979 13 5 16  
1988  
AVERAGE 30 24 6 28  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.16 1976 0.01 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.05 -0.05 0.16  
SINCE DEC 1 0.32 0.40 -0.08 0.86  
SINCE JAN 1 T 0.05 -0.05 0.16  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 35 41 -6 37  
MONTH TO DATE 182 205 -23 181  
SINCE DEC 1 1144 1428 -284 1569  
SINCE JUL 1 2626 3113 -487 3201  
 
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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 1200 AM  
LOWEST 65 200 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 64 1954  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -21 1982  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 5 2024.......SUNRISE 727 AM MST SUNSET 428 PM MST  
JANUARY 6 2024.......SUNRISE 727 AM MST SUNSET 429 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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