435  
CDUS43 KUNR 290034  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
634 PM MDT WED AUG 28 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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 98 1218 PM 100 2012 83 15 91  
MINIMUM 56 529 AM 41 2004 53 3 58  
2019  
AVERAGE 77 68 9 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.41 1990 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.97 1.47 -0.50 0.87  
SINCE JUN 1 2.87 6.62 -3.75 6.27  
SINCE JAN 1 10.75 13.87 -3.12 15.45  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 6 16 -10 17  
SINCE JUN 1 65 122 -57 86  
SINCE JUL 1 10 29 -19 42  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 12 5 7 10  
MONTH TO DATE 265 191 74 194  
SINCE JUN 1 710 516 194 440  
SINCE JAN 1 715 528 187 449    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 500 AM  
LOWEST 13 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 107 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 41 1988  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 28 2024........SUNRISE 612 AM MDT SUNSET 734 PM MDT  
AUGUST 29 2024........SUNRISE 613 AM MDT SUNSET 732 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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