590  
CDUS43 KUNR 010836  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
236 AM MDT WED MAY 01 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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 61 1251 PM 92 1992 61 0 58  
MINIMUM 34 1045 PM 9 1950 35 -1 28  
AVERAGE 48 48 0 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.06 1967 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.59 2.08 2.51 0.75  
SINCE MAR 1 5.37 2.99 2.38 2.27  
SINCE JAN 1 6.20 3.80 2.40 3.52  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 17 17 0 22  
MONTH TO DATE 524 632 -108 694  
SINCE MAR 1 1429 1550 -121 1871  
SINCE JUL 1 6067 6808 -741 7120  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 1 -1 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 100 AM  
LOWEST 30 500 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 88 1955  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 18 1950  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2024...........SUNRISE 543 AM MDT SUNSET 756 PM MDT  
MAY 2 2024...........SUNRISE 542 AM MDT SUNSET 758 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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