498  
CDUS43 KUNR 080036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
636 PM MDT TUE MAY 07 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 60 326 PM 90 1992 63 -3 69  
MINIMUM 46 616 AM 25 2010 38 8 38  
AVERAGE 53 51 2 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.88 2005 0.10 -0.10 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.44 0.64 -0.20 0.01  
SINCE MAR 1 5.81 3.63 2.18 2.28  
SINCE JAN 1 6.64 4.44 2.20 3.53  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 12 15 -3 11  
MONTH TO DATE 107 110 -3 73  
SINCE MAR 1 1536 1662 -126 1944  
SINCE JUL 1 6174 6920 -746 7193  
 
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 41 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 57 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 30.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 63 1200 AM  
LOWEST 34 300 PM  
AVERAGE 49  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 88 1985  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 21 2010  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 7 2024...........SUNRISE 535 AM MDT SUNSET 803 PM MDT  
MAY 8 2024...........SUNRISE 534 AM MDT SUNSET 805 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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