479  
CDUS43 KUNR 190038  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
638 PM MDT FRI OCT 18 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 18 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 48 1118 AM 86 2000 59 -11 65  
2015  
MINIMUM 43 817 AM 16 1972 33 10 39  
AVERAGE 46 46 0 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.39 1965 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.96 -0.96 2.68  
SINCE SEP 1 1.18 2.18 -1.00 3.67  
SINCE JAN 1 11.93 16.17 -4.24 19.12  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 19 19 0 13  
MONTH TO DATE 121 274 -153 234  
SINCE SEP 1 156 449 -293 322  
SINCE JUL 1 166 487 -321 364  
 
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 800 AM  
LOWEST 63 400 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 89 1947  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 15 1976  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 18 2024.......SUNRISE 711 AM MDT SUNSET 602 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 19 2024.......SUNRISE 713 AM MDT SUNSET 601 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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