429  
CDUS43 KUNR 160835  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
235 AM MDT FRI AUG 16 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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 89 316 PM 106 1988 86 3 93  
MINIMUM 63 934 PM 47 2023 57 6 47  
AVERAGE 76 71 5 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.69 1978 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.67 0.87 -0.20 0.87  
SINCE JUN 1 2.57 6.02 -3.45 6.27  
SINCE JAN 1 10.45 13.27 -2.82 15.45  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 6 0 6 15  
SINCE JUN 1 65 106 -41 84  
SINCE JUL 1 10 13 -3 40  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 11 7 4 5  
MONTH TO DATE 126 117 9 69  
SINCE JUN 1 571 442 129 315  
SINCE JAN 1 576 454 122 324    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 600 AM  
LOWEST 22 300 PM  
AVERAGE 50  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 101 1973  
1995  
2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 45 1968  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 16 2024........SUNRISE 558 AM MDT SUNSET 754 PM MDT  
AUGUST 17 2024........SUNRISE 559 AM MDT SUNSET 753 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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