618  
CDUS43 KUNR 240040  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
640 PM MDT FRI AUG 23 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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 96 308 PM 104 1949 84 12 98  
MINIMUM 66 1250 AM 38 2015 55 11 64  
AVERAGE 81 69 12 81  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.39 2018 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.67 1.25 -0.58 0.87  
SINCE JUN 1 2.57 6.40 -3.83 6.27  
SINCE JAN 1 10.45 13.65 -3.20 15.45  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 6 8 -2 17  
SINCE JUN 1 65 114 -49 86  
SINCE JUL 1 10 21 -11 42  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 16 6 10 16  
MONTH TO DATE 222 166 56 155  
SINCE JUN 1 667 491 176 401  
SINCE JAN 1 672 503 169 410    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 600 AM  
LOWEST 28 300 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 101 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 41 2015  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 23 2024........SUNRISE 606 AM MDT SUNSET 743 PM MDT  
AUGUST 24 2024........SUNRISE 607 AM MDT SUNSET 741 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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