351  
CDUS43 KUNR 170836  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
236 AM MDT SUN MAR 17 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2024
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 54 304 PM 82 2012 49 5 37  
MINIMUM 31 829 PM -2 1943 23 8 24  
AVERAGE 43 36 7 31  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.39 1963 0.03 -0.03 T  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.38 -0.38 0.70  
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.38 -0.38 0.70  
SINCE JAN 1 0.83 1.19 -0.36 1.95  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 22 29 -7 34  
MONTH TO DATE 404 515 -111 619  
SINCE MAR 1 404 515 -111 619  
SINCE JUL 1 5042 5773 -731 5868  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 69 500 AM  
LOWEST 22 400 PM  
AVERAGE 46  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 79 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -2 1965  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE 700 AM MDT SUNSET 702 PM MDT  
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE 658 AM MDT SUNSET 703 PM MDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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