820  
CDUS43 KUNR 170834  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
134 AM MST TUE DEC 17 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 2024
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 46 148 PM 64 1980 37 9 50  
MINIMUM 23 1156 PM -20 1964 14 9 13  
AVERAGE 35 25 10 32  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 30 40 -10 33  
MONTH TO DATE 546 614 -68 500  
SINCE DEC 1 546 614 -68 500  
SINCE JUL 1 1765 2299 -534 1982  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 11.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 56 900 PM  
LOWEST 21 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 39  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 69 1998  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -23 1964  
2016  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 17 2024......SUNRISE 722 AM MST SUNSET 415 PM MST  
DECEMBER 18 2024......SUNRISE 723 AM MST SUNSET 416 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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