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CDUS43 KUNR 280036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
636 PM MDT TUE AUG 27 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 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 80 417 PM 103 1991 83 -3 90  
MINIMUM 52 459 AM 42 1992 53 -1 57  
AVERAGE 66 68 -2 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.88 2006 0.04 -0.04 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.97 1.42 -0.45 0.87  
SINCE JUN 1 2.87 6.57 -3.70 6.27  
SINCE JAN 1 10.75 13.82 -3.07 15.45  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 6 14 -8 17  
SINCE JUN 1 65 120 -55 86  
SINCE JUL 1 10 27 -17 42  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 1 5 -4 9  
MONTH TO DATE 253 186 67 184  
SINCE JUN 1 698 511 187 430  
SINCE JAN 1 703 523 180 439    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 100 AM  
LOWEST 42 300 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 100 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 41 2004  
2019  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 27 2024........SUNRISE 610 AM MDT SUNSET 736 PM MDT  
AUGUST 28 2024........SUNRISE 612 AM MDT SUNSET 734 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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