642  
CDUS43 KUNR 090038  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
538 PM MST MON JAN 08 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 8 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 25 130 PM 72 2002 36 -11 46  
MINIMUM 16 342 AM -18 1976 13 3 16  
2010  
AVERAGE 21 24 -3 31  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.02 0.30 1993 0.01 0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.09 -0.07 0.16  
SINCE DEC 1 0.34 0.44 -0.10 0.86  
SINCE JAN 1 0.02 0.09 -0.07 0.16  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 44 41 3 34  
MONTH TO DATE 309 328 -19 296  
SINCE DEC 1 1271 1551 -280 1684  
SINCE JUL 1 2753 3236 -483 3316  
 
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 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 1200 AM  
LOWEST 59 300 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 74 1953  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -20 1988  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 8 2024.......SUNRISE 727 AM MST SUNSET 431 PM MST  
JANUARY 9 2024.......SUNRISE 726 AM MST SUNSET 432 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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