500  
CDUS43 KUNR 060047  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
647 PM MDT SAT OCT 05 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 5 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 71 246 PM 94 1947 66 5 64  
MINIMUM 60 843 AM 19 1952 39 21 40  
AVERAGE 66 52 14 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.71 1972 0.06 -0.06 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.28 -0.28 0.68  
SINCE SEP 1 1.18 1.50 -0.32 1.67  
SINCE JAN 1 11.93 15.49 -3.56 17.12  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 13 -13 13  
MONTH TO DATE 20 61 -41 33  
SINCE SEP 1 55 236 -181 121  
SINCE JUL 1 65 274 -209 163  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 1 0 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 3 0 3 4  
SINCE SEP 1 195 62 133 80  
SINCE JAN 1 925 604 321 555    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 46 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 60 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 21.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 35 1200 AM  
LOWEST 17 300 PM  
AVERAGE 26  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 94 1993  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 15 2000  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 5 2024.......SUNRISE 655 AM MDT SUNSET 625 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 6 2024.......SUNRISE 657 AM MDT SUNSET 623 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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