844  
CDUS43 KUNR 180834  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
234 AM MDT SAT MAY 18 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 88 332 PM 93 1988 67 21 76  
MINIMUM 50 439 AM 31 1969 42 8 46  
AVERAGE 69 55 14 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.01 1962 0.12 -0.12 0.19  
MONTH TO DATE 0.90 1.75 -0.85 3.61  
SINCE MAR 1 6.27 4.74 1.53 5.88  
SINCE JAN 1 7.10 5.55 1.55 7.13  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 11 -11 4  
MONTH TO DATE 175 235 -60 144  
SINCE MAR 1 1604 1787 -183 2015  
SINCE JUL 1 6242 7045 -803 7264  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 4 0 4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 0 4 0  
SINCE MAR 1 4 1 3 0  
SINCE JAN 1 4 1 3 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 38 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 55 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 100 AM  
LOWEST 16 400 PM  
AVERAGE 48  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 92 1992  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 29 1943  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 522 AM MDT SUNSET 816 PM MDT  
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE 521 AM MDT SUNSET 817 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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