303  
CDUS43 KUNR 080033  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
533 PM MST THU MAR 07 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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 30 453 PM 74 2020 45 -15 18  
MINIMUM 20 1207 AM -13 1995 19 1 12  
1996  
AVERAGE 25 32 -7 15  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.28 2019 0.02 -0.02 0.03  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.15 -0.15 0.50  
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.15 -0.15 0.50  
SINCE JAN 1 0.83 0.96 -0.13 1.75  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 40 33 7 50  
MONTH TO DATE 196 238 -42 270  
SINCE MAR 1 196 238 -42 270  
SINCE JUL 1 4834 5496 -662 5519  
 
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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 700 AM  
LOWEST 66 100 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 68 1977  
2007  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -21 1996  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 7 2024.........SUNRISE 618 AM MST SUNSET 549 PM MST  
MARCH 8 2024.........SUNRISE 616 AM MST SUNSET 550 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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