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CDUS43 KUNR 100035  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
535 PM MST SAT MAR 09 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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 57 347 PM 73 2012 46 11 22  
2014  
MINIMUM 19 228 AM -14 2002 20 -1 7  
AVERAGE 38 33 5 15  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.44 1970 0.03 -0.03 0.13  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.20 -0.20 0.70  
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.20 -0.20 0.70  
SINCE JAN 1 0.83 1.01 -0.18 1.95  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 27 32 -5 50  
MONTH TO DATE 254 302 -48 369  
SINCE MAR 1 254 302 -48 369  
SINCE JUL 1 4892 5560 -668 5618  
 
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 71 1200 AM  
LOWEST 18 200 PM  
AVERAGE 45  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 80 1972  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -14 1948  
1998  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 9 2024.........SUNRISE 614 AM MST SUNSET 552 PM MST  
MARCH 10 2024.........SUNRISE 612 AM MST SUNSET 553 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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