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CDUS43 KUNR 280835  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
135 AM MST WED FEB 28 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27 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 26 1224 AM 75 1988 41 -15 42  
MINIMUM 5 1159 PM -9 1962 17 -12 23  
2001  
2015  
AVERAGE 16 29 -13 33  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 0.30 1987 0.02 -0.01 0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 0.78 0.48 0.30 0.52  
SINCE DEC 1 1.15 1.14 0.01 1.95  
SINCE JAN 1 0.83 0.79 0.04 1.25  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 49 36 13 32  
MONTH TO DATE 830 1054 -224 1016  
SINCE DEC 1 3096 3537 -441 3590  
SINCE JUL 1 4578 5222 -644 5222  
 
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 38 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 52 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 21.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 400 AM  
LOWEST 61 200 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 73 2006  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -18 1962  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 28 2024......SUNRISE 632 AM MST SUNSET 539 PM MST  
FEBRUARY 29 2024......SUNRISE 630 AM MST SUNSET 540 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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