913  
CDUS43 KUNR 170836  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
236 AM MDT SAT AUG 17 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 70 1100 PM  
LOWEST 23 300 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 105 2021  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 39 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 17 2024........SUNRISE 559 AM MDT SUNSET 753 PM MDT  
AUGUST 18 2024........SUNRISE 600 AM MDT SUNSET 751 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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