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CDUS43 KUNR 270038  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
638 PM MDT MON AUG 26 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 26 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 77 214 PM 103 1991 84 -7 88  
1994  
MINIMUM 61 442 PM 43 1967 54 7 49  
2002  
AVERAGE 69 68 1 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.30 1.60 2015 0.04 0.26 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.97 1.38 -0.41 0.87  
SINCE JUN 1 2.87 6.53 -3.66 6.27  
SINCE JAN 1 10.75 13.78 -3.03 15.45  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 6 12 -6 17  
SINCE JUN 1 65 118 -53 86  
SINCE JUL 1 10 25 -15 42  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 4 5 -1 4  
MONTH TO DATE 255 181 74 175  
SINCE JUN 1 700 506 194 421  
SINCE JAN 1 705 518 187 430    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 400 PM  
LOWEST 60 100 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 103 1991  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 42 1992  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 26 2024........SUNRISE 609 AM MDT SUNSET 738 PM MDT  
AUGUST 27 2024........SUNRISE 610 AM MDT SUNSET 736 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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