397  
CDUS43 KUNR 060040  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
540 PM MST THU DEC 05 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 5 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 45 248 PM 67 1987 40 5 50  
MINIMUM 18 632 AM -22 1972 16 2 17  
AVERAGE 32 28 4 34  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.18 1956 0.01 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
SINCE DEC 1 0.00 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
SINCE JAN 1 12.88 17.14 -4.26 19.31  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 33 38 -5 31  
MONTH TO DATE 175 184 -9 165  
SINCE DEC 1 175 184 -9 165  
SINCE JUL 1 1394 1869 -475 1647  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 932 607 325 555    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 45 700 AM  
LOWEST 36 100 PM  
AVERAGE 41  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 65 1981  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -20 1972  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 5 2024......SUNRISE 712 AM MST SUNSET 414 PM MST  
DECEMBER 6 2024......SUNRISE 713 AM MST SUNSET 414 PM MST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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