040  
CDUS43 KUNR 070032  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
532 PM MST WED MAR 06 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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 47 309 PM 75 1968 44 3 27  
MINIMUM 24 645 AM -14 1943 19 5 16  
AVERAGE 36 32 4 22  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.82 1990 0.02 -0.02 0.11  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.13 -0.13 0.47  
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.13 -0.13 0.47  
SINCE JAN 1 0.83 0.94 -0.11 1.72  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 29 33 -4 43  
MONTH TO DATE 154 205 -51 220  
SINCE MAR 1 154 205 -51 220  
SINCE JUL 1 4792 5463 -671 5469  
 
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 700 AM  
LOWEST 40 400 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 74 2020  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -13 1995  
1996  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 6 2024.........SUNRISE 619 AM MST SUNSET 548 PM MST  
MARCH 7 2024.........SUNRISE 618 AM MST SUNSET 549 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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