913  
CDUS43 KUNR 310036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
636 PM MDT WED OCT 30 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 30 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 42 146 PM 85 1950 54 -12 47  
MINIMUM 37 400 AM -2 2019 28 9 7  
AVERAGE 40 41 -1 27  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.04 0.71 1974 0.02 0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.36 1.38 -1.02 2.70  
SINCE SEP 1 1.54 2.60 -1.06 3.69  
SINCE JAN 1 12.29 16.59 -4.30 19.14  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 25 24 1 38  
MONTH TO DATE 288 536 -248 542  
SINCE SEP 1 323 711 -388 630  
SINCE JUL 1 333 749 -416 672  
 
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 300 AM  
LOWEST 82 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 87  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 81 1999  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 -2 1991  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 30 2024.......SUNRISE 727 AM MDT SUNSET 544 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 31 2024.......SUNRISE 728 AM MDT SUNSET 543 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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