CDUS43 KUNR 230830
CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
230 AM MDT TUE APR 23 2024

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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         65    353 PM  93    1989  58      7       43       
  MINIMUM         38   1147 PM  13    1951  33      5       22       
  AVERAGE         52                        45      7       33     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.65 2001   0.07  -0.07     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.68                      1.41   2.27     0.75     
  SINCE MAR 1      4.46                      2.32   2.14     2.27     
  SINCE JAN 1      5.29                      3.13   2.16     3.52     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       13                        20     -7       32        
  MONTH TO DATE  409                       486    -77      541        
  SINCE MAR 1   1314                      1404    -90     1718        
  SINCE JUL 1   5952                      6662   -710     6967        

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0        
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0        
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.8                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    54           500 AM                                      
 LOWEST     22           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    38                                                        

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        85      2009                      
                                             2012                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        12      2013                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
APRIL 23 2024.........SUNRISE   555 AM MDT   SUNSET   747 PM MDT     
APRIL 24 2024.........SUNRISE   553 AM MDT   SUNSET   748 PM MDT     


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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