405  
CDUS43 KUNR 180036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
536 PM MST TUE DEC 17 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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 33 323 PM 69 1998 36 -3 54  
MINIMUM 25 854 AM -23 1964 13 12 18  
2016  
AVERAGE 29 25 4 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 0.22 1985 0.01 0.00 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.12 0.18 -0.06 T  
SINCE DEC 1 0.12 0.18 -0.06 T  
SINCE JAN 1 13.00 17.27 -4.27 19.31  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 36 40 -4 29  
MONTH TO DATE 582 654 -72 529  
SINCE DEC 1 582 654 -72 529  
SINCE JUL 1 1801 2339 -538 2011  
 
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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 700 AM  
LOWEST 58 100 AM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 70 1979  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -20 1983  
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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