493  
CDUS43 KUNR 170037  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
537 PM MST MON DEC 16 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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 46 148 PM 64 1980 37 9 50  
MINIMUM 30 459 PM -20 1964 14 16 13  
AVERAGE 38 25 13 32  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.30 2016 0.01 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.11 0.17 -0.06 T  
SINCE DEC 1 0.11 0.17 -0.06 T  
SINCE JAN 1 12.99 17.26 -4.27 19.31  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 27 40 -13 33  
MONTH TO DATE 543 614 -71 500  
SINCE DEC 1 543 614 -71 500  
SINCE JUL 1 1762 2299 -537 1982  
 
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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 54 1200 AM  
LOWEST 21 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 38  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 69 1998  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -23 1964  
2016  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 16 2024......SUNRISE 721 AM MST SUNSET 415 PM MST  
DECEMBER 17 2024......SUNRISE 722 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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