982  
CDUS43 KUNR 170036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
636 PM MDT FRI AUG 16 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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 91 257 PM 101 1973 86 5 97  
1995  
2002  
MINIMUM 57 503 AM 45 1968 57 0 57  
AVERAGE 74 71 3 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.37 1994 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.67 0.92 -0.25 0.87  
SINCE JUN 1 2.57 6.07 -3.50 6.27  
SINCE JAN 1 10.45 13.32 -2.87 15.45  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 6 1 5 15  
SINCE JUN 1 65 107 -42 84  
SINCE JUL 1 10 14 -4 40  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 9 7 2 12  
MONTH TO DATE 135 124 11 81  
SINCE JUN 1 580 449 131 327  
SINCE JAN 1 585 461 124 336    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 62 400 AM  
LOWEST 23 300 PM  
AVERAGE 43  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 105 2021  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 39 2002  
 
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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