442  
CDUS43 KUNR 160037  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
537 PM MST SUN DEC 15 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 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 49 144 PM 63 1952 37 12 45  
MINIMUM 21 202 AM -22 1989 14 7 16  
AVERAGE 35 25 10 31  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.22 2022 0.01 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.11 0.16 -0.05 T  
SINCE DEC 1 0.11 0.16 -0.05 T  
SINCE JAN 1 12.99 17.25 -4.26 19.31  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 30 40 -10 34  
MONTH TO DATE 516 574 -58 467  
SINCE DEC 1 516 574 -58 467  
SINCE JUL 1 1735 2259 -524 1949  
 
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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 100 AM  
LOWEST 58 200 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 64 1980  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -20 1964  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 15 2024......SUNRISE 721 AM MST SUNSET 415 PM MST  
DECEMBER 16 2024......SUNRISE 721 AM MST SUNSET 415 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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