178  
CDUS43 KUNR 210036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
636 PM MDT WED MAR 20 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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 52 353 PM 83 2007 50 2 39  
MINIMUM 26 659 AM -6 1965 24 2 17  
AVERAGE 39 37 2 28  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.30 2006 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.49 -0.49 0.70  
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.49 -0.49 0.70  
SINCE JAN 1 0.83 1.30 -0.47 1.95  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 26 28 -2 37  
MONTH TO DATE 504 629 -125 771  
SINCE MAR 1 504 629 -125 771  
SINCE JUL 1 5142 5887 -745 6020  
 
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 1200 AM  
LOWEST 36 400 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 78 2016  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -5 1955  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 20 2024.........SUNRISE 654 AM MDT SUNSET 705 PM MDT  
MARCH 21 2024.........SUNRISE 653 AM MDT SUNSET 707 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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