036  
CDUS43 KUNR 190836  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
136 AM MST THU DEC 19 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 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 52 1112 PM 70 1979 36 16 51  
MINIMUM 19 756 AM -20 1983 13 6 17  
2016  
AVERAGE 36 25 11 34  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 29 40 -11 31  
MONTH TO DATE 612 694 -82 560  
SINCE DEC 1 612 694 -82 560  
SINCE JUL 1 1831 2379 -548 2042  
 
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 39 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 53 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 200 AM  
LOWEST 34 1100 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 60 2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -17 1990  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 19 2024......SUNRISE 723 AM MST SUNSET 416 PM MST  
DECEMBER 20 2024......SUNRISE 724 AM MST SUNSET 417 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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