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CDUS43 KUNR 210038  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
638 PM MDT TUE AUG 20 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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 95 224 PM 104 1973 85 10 71  
MINIMUM 61 521 AM 42 1964 55 6 55  
2016  
AVERAGE 78 70 8 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.53 1965 0.05 -0.05 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.67 1.12 -0.45 0.87  
SINCE JUN 1 2.57 6.27 -3.70 6.27  
SINCE JAN 1 10.45 13.52 -3.07 15.45  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 2  
MONTH TO DATE 6 5 1 17  
SINCE JUN 1 65 111 -46 86  
SINCE JUL 1 10 18 -8 42  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 13 6 7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 183 148 35 113  
SINCE JUN 1 628 473 155 359  
SINCE JAN 1 633 485 148 368    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 600 AM  
LOWEST 27 400 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 101 1947  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 43 2021  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 20 2024........SUNRISE 602 AM MDT SUNSET 748 PM MDT  
AUGUST 21 2024........SUNRISE 604 AM MDT SUNSET 746 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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