889  
CDUS43 KUNR 180036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
636 PM MDT THU OCT 17 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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 78 918 AM 85 1950 60 18 80  
2003  
MINIMUM 47 438 AM 17 1948 33 14 41  
1984  
AVERAGE 63 46 17 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.04 1998 0.05 -0.05 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.91 -0.91 2.68  
SINCE SEP 1 1.18 2.13 -0.95 3.67  
SINCE JAN 1 11.93 16.12 -4.19 19.12  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 2 19 -17 4  
MONTH TO DATE 101 255 -154 221  
SINCE SEP 1 136 430 -294 309  
SINCE JUL 1 146 468 -322 351  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 50 600 AM  
LOWEST 23 900 AM  
AVERAGE 37  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 86 2000  
2015  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 16 1972  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 17 2024.......SUNRISE 710 AM MDT SUNSET 604 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 18 2024.......SUNRISE 711 AM MDT SUNSET 602 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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