342  
CDUS43 KUNR 040040  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
540 PM MST SUN MAR 03 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 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 50 220 PM 74 1992 43 7 45  
MINIMUM 31 212 AM -15 1960 18 13 26  
2019  
AVERAGE 41 30 11 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.63 1985 0.02 -0.02 0.09  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.06 -0.06 0.09  
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.06 -0.06 0.09  
SINCE JAN 1 0.83 0.87 -0.04 1.34  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 24 34 -10 29  
MONTH TO DATE 60 104 -44 102  
SINCE MAR 1 60 104 -44 102  
SINCE JUL 1 4698 5362 -664 5351  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 300 AM  
LOWEST 17 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 53  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 71 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -16 2019  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 3 2024.........SUNRISE 625 AM MST SUNSET 544 PM MST  
MARCH 4 2024.........SUNRISE 623 AM MST SUNSET 545 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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