938  
CDUS43 KUNR 180036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
636 PM MDT SUN MAR 17 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 46 315 PM 79 2012 49 -3 30  
MINIMUM 22 654 AM -2 1965 23 -1 12  
AVERAGE 34 36 -2 21  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.70 1971 0.02 -0.02 T  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.40 -0.40 0.70  
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.40 -0.40 0.70  
SINCE JAN 1 0.83 1.21 -0.38 1.95  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 31 29 2 44  
MONTH TO DATE 435 544 -109 663  
SINCE MAR 1 435 544 -109 663  
SINCE JUL 1 5073 5802 -729 5912  
 
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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 75 500 AM  
LOWEST 18 300 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 78 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -4 1989  
 
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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