798  
CDUS43 KUNR 180046  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
646 PM MDT WED JUL 17 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 17 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 91 242 PM 104 1977 87 4 82  
MINIMUM 60 404 AM 46 1950 59 1 53  
AVERAGE 76 73 3 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.39 2018 0.08 -0.08 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 0.56 1.26 -0.70 1.30  
SINCE JUN 1 1.53 4.13 -2.60 5.23  
SINCE JAN 1 9.41 11.38 -1.97 14.41  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 7 -3 24  
SINCE JUN 1 59 100 -41 68  
SINCE JUL 1 4 7 -3 24  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 11 8 3 3  
MONTH TO DATE 135 120 15 64  
SINCE JUN 1 254 201 53 106  
SINCE JAN 1 259 213 46 115    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 400 AM  
LOWEST 34 300 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 106 2006  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 49 1972  
1982  
1992  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JULY 17 2024..........SUNRISE 526 AM MDT SUNSET 831 PM MDT  
JULY 18 2024..........SUNRISE 527 AM MDT SUNSET 830 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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