928  
CDUS43 KUNR 030837  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
237 AM MDT FRI MAY 03 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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 62 316 PM 86 2015 61 1 68  
MINIMUM 34 1159 PM 21 2019 36 -2 28  
AVERAGE 48 49 -1 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.05 1.58 2008 0.09 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.22 0.18 0.04 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 5.59 3.17 2.42 2.27  
SINCE JAN 1 6.42 3.98 2.44 3.52  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 17 16 1 17  
MONTH TO DATE 36 33 3 37  
SINCE MAR 1 1465 1585 -120 1908  
SINCE JUL 1 6103 6843 -740 7157  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 1 -1 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 100 AM  
LOWEST 19 400 PM  
AVERAGE 53  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 93 1952  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 19 1954  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 3 2024...........SUNRISE 540 AM MDT SUNSET 759 PM MDT  
MAY 4 2024...........SUNRISE 539 AM MDT SUNSET 800 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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