641 
CDUS43 KUNR 090037
CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
637 PM MDT SAT APR 08 2023

...................................

...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 2023...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2023


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
...................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         61    347 PM  81    1977  55      6       56       
  MINIMUM         24    546 AM   7    1997  29     -5       20       
  AVERAGE         43                        42      1       38     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          0.45 1969   0.06  -0.06     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.74                      0.44   0.30     0.09     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.26                      1.35   0.91     0.34     
  SINCE JAN 1      3.51                      2.16   1.35     0.82     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY           22                        23     -1       27        
  MONTH TO DATE  266                       189     77      182        
  SINCE MAR 1   1443                      1107    336     1120        
  SINCE JUL 1   6692                      6365    327     5876        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            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        
...................................................................


WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)        
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)        
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     30           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    63                                                        

..........................................................


THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        88      1977                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        11      2013                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
APRIL  8 2023.........SUNRISE   621 AM MDT   SUNSET   728 PM MDT     
APRIL  9 2023.........SUNRISE   620 AM MDT   SUNSET   729 PM MDT     


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




$$