558  
CDUS43 KUNR 220036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
636 PM MDT WED AUG 21 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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 93 352 PM 101 1947 85 8 89  
MINIMUM 61 335 AM 43 2021 55 6 63  
AVERAGE 77 70 7 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.92 1964 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.67 1.16 -0.49 0.87  
SINCE JUN 1 2.57 6.31 -3.74 6.27  
SINCE JAN 1 10.45 13.56 -3.11 15.45  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 6 6 0 17  
SINCE JUN 1 65 112 -47 86  
SINCE JUL 1 10 19 -9 42  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 12 6 6 11  
MONTH TO DATE 195 154 41 124  
SINCE JUN 1 640 479 161 370  
SINCE JAN 1 645 491 154 379    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 600 AM  
LOWEST 43 400 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 104 1949  
1960  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 38 1966  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 21 2024........SUNRISE 604 AM MDT SUNSET 746 PM MDT  
AUGUST 22 2024........SUNRISE 605 AM MDT SUNSET 744 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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