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CDUS43 KUNR 180039  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
639 PM MDT SAT AUG 17 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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 91 412 PM 105 2021 86 5 88  
MINIMUM 57 449 AM 39 2002 56 1 51  
AVERAGE 74 71 3 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.55 2015 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.67 0.98 -0.31 0.87  
SINCE JUN 1 2.57 6.13 -3.56 6.27  
SINCE JAN 1 10.45 13.38 -2.93 15.45  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 6 2 4 15  
SINCE JUN 1 65 108 -43 84  
SINCE JUL 1 10 15 -5 40  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 9 6 3 5  
MONTH TO DATE 144 130 14 86  
SINCE JUN 1 589 455 134 332  
SINCE JAN 1 594 467 127 341    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 500 AM  
LOWEST 36 400 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 104 1959  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 43 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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