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CDUS43 KUNR 300039  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
639 PM MDT THU AUG 29 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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 83 310 PM 107 2012 83 0 91  
MINIMUM 54 456 AM 41 1988 53 1 56  
AVERAGE 69 68 1 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.07 2011 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.97 1.51 -0.54 0.87  
SINCE JUN 1 2.87 6.66 -3.79 6.27  
SINCE JAN 1 10.75 13.91 -3.16 15.45  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 6 18 -12 17  
SINCE JUN 1 65 124 -59 86  
SINCE JUL 1 10 31 -21 42  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 4 5 -1 9  
MONTH TO DATE 269 196 73 203  
SINCE JUN 1 714 521 193 449  
SINCE JAN 1 719 533 186 458    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 57 100 AM  
LOWEST 22 200 PM  
AVERAGE 40  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 102 1948  
2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 38 1992  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 29 2024........SUNRISE 613 AM MDT SUNSET 732 PM MDT  
AUGUST 30 2024........SUNRISE 614 AM MDT SUNSET 731 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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