289  
CDUS43 KUNR 070040  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
640 PM MDT MON MAY 06 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 71 1144 AM 88 2017 63 8 74  
MINIMUM 53 459 PM 26 1989 38 15 38  
AVERAGE 62 50 12 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.06 1.61 2015 0.09 -0.03 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.44 0.54 -0.10 0.01  
SINCE MAR 1 5.81 3.53 2.28 2.28  
SINCE JAN 1 6.64 4.34 2.30 3.53  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 3 15 -12 9  
MONTH TO DATE 93 95 -2 62  
SINCE MAR 1 1522 1647 -125 1933  
SINCE JUL 1 6160 6905 -745 7182  
 
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 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 400 AM  
LOWEST 45 100 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 90 1992  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 25 2010  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 6 2024...........SUNRISE 536 AM MDT SUNSET 802 PM MDT  
MAY 7 2024...........SUNRISE 535 AM MDT SUNSET 803 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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