959  
CDUS43 KUNR 090033  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
533 PM MST FRI MAR 08 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 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 49 217 PM 68 1977 45 4 19  
2007  
MINIMUM 19 455 AM -21 1996 20 -1 13  
AVERAGE 34 32 2 16  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.25 2000 0.02 -0.02 0.07  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.17 -0.17 0.57  
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.17 -0.17 0.57  
SINCE JAN 1 0.83 0.98 -0.15 1.82  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 31 32 -1 49  
MONTH TO DATE 227 270 -43 319  
SINCE MAR 1 227 270 -43 319  
SINCE JUL 1 4865 5528 -663 5568  
 
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 400 AM  
LOWEST 26 400 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 73 2012  
2014  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -14 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 8 2024.........SUNRISE 616 AM MST SUNSET 550 PM MST  
MARCH 9 2024.........SUNRISE 614 AM MST SUNSET 552 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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