724  
CDUS43 KUNR 230036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
636 PM MDT TUE OCT 22 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 22 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 66 923 AM 82 2003 57 9 69  
MINIMUM 52 627 AM 13 1981 31 21 41  
AVERAGE 59 44 15 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.73 1995 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.12 -1.12 2.68  
SINCE SEP 1 1.18 2.34 -1.16 3.67  
SINCE JAN 1 11.93 16.33 -4.40 19.12  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 6 21 -15 10  
MONTH TO DATE 160 355 -195 266  
SINCE SEP 1 195 530 -335 354  
SINCE JUL 1 205 568 -363 396  
 
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 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 50 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 61 600 AM  
LOWEST 36 300 PM  
AVERAGE 49  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 80 1963  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 12 1981  
2020  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 22 2024.......SUNRISE 717 AM MDT SUNSET 556 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 23 2024.......SUNRISE 718 AM MDT SUNSET 555 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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