096  
CDUS43 KUNR 060836  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
136 AM MST SAT JAN 06 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 2024
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 1200 AM  
LOWEST 61 800 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 64 1954  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -21 1982  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 6 2024.......SUNRISE 727 AM MST SUNSET 429 PM MST  
JANUARY 7 2024.......SUNRISE 727 AM MST SUNSET 430 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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