137  
CDUS43 KUNR 040036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
636 PM MDT FRI MAY 03 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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 49 459 PM 93 1952 62 -13 80  
MINIMUM 32 1229 AM 19 1954 37 -5 37  
AVERAGE 41 49 -8 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.16 0.76 1969 0.09 0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.38 0.27 0.11 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 5.75 3.26 2.49 2.27  
SINCE JAN 1 6.58 4.07 2.51 3.52  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 24 16 8 6  
MONTH TO DATE 60 49 11 43  
SINCE MAR 1 1489 1601 -112 1914  
SINCE JUL 1 6127 6859 -732 7163  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 800 AM  
LOWEST 51 400 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 91 1986  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 25 2013  
 
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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