046  
CDUS43 KUNR 190035  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
635 PM MDT SAT MAY 18 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 67 239 PM 92 1992 67 0 66  
MINIMUM 46 417 AM 29 1943 43 3 38  
AVERAGE 57 55 2 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.79 1962 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.90 1.87 -0.97 3.61  
SINCE MAR 1 6.27 4.86 1.41 5.88  
SINCE JAN 1 7.10 5.67 1.43 7.13  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 8 10 -2 13  
MONTH TO DATE 183 245 -62 157  
SINCE MAR 1 1612 1797 -185 2028  
SINCE JUL 1 6250 7055 -805 7277  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 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 39 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 50 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 69 1200 AM  
LOWEST 33 1000 AM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 94 2009  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 31 1966  
1968  
 
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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