596  
CDUS43 KUNR 190038  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
538 PM MST WED DEC 18 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 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 39 459 PM 70 1979 36 3 51  
MINIMUM 19 756 AM -20 1983 13 6 17  
2016  
AVERAGE 29 25 4 34  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.30 1973 0.01 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.12 0.19 -0.07 T  
SINCE DEC 1 0.12 0.19 -0.07 T  
SINCE JAN 1 13.00 17.28 -4.28 19.31  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 36 40 -4 31  
MONTH TO DATE 619 694 -75 560  
SINCE DEC 1 619 694 -75 560  
SINCE JUL 1 1838 2379 -541 2042  
 
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 SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 200 AM  
LOWEST 59 400 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 60 2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -17 1990  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 18 2024......SUNRISE 723 AM MST SUNSET 416 PM MST  
DECEMBER 19 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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