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CDUS43 KUNR 210035  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
535 PM MST FRI DEC 20 2024  
   
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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 37 257 PM 63 1954 36 1 50  
MINIMUM 8 252 AM -20 1983 13 -5 25  
AVERAGE 23 24 -1 38  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.29 1967 0.01 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.12 0.21 -0.09 T  
SINCE DEC 1 0.12 0.21 -0.09 T  
SINCE JAN 1 13.00 17.30 -4.30 19.31  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 42 40 2 27  
MONTH TO DATE 690 774 -84 606  
SINCE DEC 1 690 774 -84 606  
SINCE JUL 1 1909 2459 -550 2088  
 
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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 200 AM  
LOWEST 44 300 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 65 1991  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 13 -25 1983  
1989  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 20 2024......SUNRISE 724 AM MST SUNSET 417 PM MST  
DECEMBER 21 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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