825  
CDUS43 KUNR 170036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
636 PM MDT THU MAY 16 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 77 121 PM 91 1979 67 10 76  
2012  
MINIMUM 45 511 AM 24 2009 42 3 40  
AVERAGE 61 54 7 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.89 1955 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.90 1.63 -0.73 3.42  
SINCE MAR 1 6.27 4.62 1.65 5.69  
SINCE JAN 1 7.10 5.43 1.67 6.94  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 4 11 -7 7  
MONTH TO DATE 175 224 -49 140  
SINCE MAR 1 1604 1776 -172 2011  
SINCE JUL 1 6242 7034 -792 7260  
 
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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 500 AM  
LOWEST 29 1000 AM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 93 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 31 1969  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE 524 AM MDT SUNSET 814 PM MDT  
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 523 AM MDT SUNSET 815 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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