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CDUS43 KUNR 170036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
636 PM MDT WED OCT 16 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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 88 301 PM 91 1991 60 28 72  
MINIMUM 45 618 AM 14 1992 34 11 32  
AVERAGE 67 47 20 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.44 1998 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.86 -0.86 2.68  
SINCE SEP 1 1.18 2.08 -0.90 3.67  
SINCE JAN 1 11.93 16.07 -4.14 19.12  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 18 -18 13  
MONTH TO DATE 99 236 -137 217  
SINCE SEP 1 134 411 -277 305  
SINCE JUL 1 144 449 -305 347  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 2 0 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 10 0 10 4  
SINCE SEP 1 202 62 140 80  
SINCE JAN 1 932 604 328 555    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 45 600 AM  
LOWEST 13 300 PM  
AVERAGE 29  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 85 1950  
2003  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 17 1948  
1984  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 16 2024.......SUNRISE 709 AM MDT SUNSET 606 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 17 2024.......SUNRISE 710 AM MDT SUNSET 604 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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