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CDUS43 KUNR 180037  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
637 PM MDT WED APR 17 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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 48 125 AM 88 1948 57 -9 65  
MINIMUM 36 1013 AM 16 2001 31 5 28  
AVERAGE 42 44 -2 47  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 0.85 1986 0.08 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.68 1.04 2.64 0.74  
SINCE MAR 1 4.46 1.95 2.51 2.26  
SINCE JAN 1 5.29 2.76 2.53 3.51  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 23 21 2 18  
MONTH TO DATE 291 385 -94 410  
SINCE MAR 1 1196 1303 -107 1587  
SINCE JUL 1 5834 6561 -727 6836  
 
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 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 1000 AM  
LOWEST 47 400 AM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 90 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 16 1953  
2022  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE 605 AM MDT SUNSET 739 PM MDT  
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE 603 AM MDT SUNSET 741 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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