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CDUS43 KUNR 040038
CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
638 PM MDT FRI NOV 03 2023

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 3 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           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         56    314 PM  78    1942  52      4       40       
  MINIMUM         43   1258 AM  -3    1995  26     17       26       
  AVERAGE         50                        39     11       33     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            T             0.38 1998   0.02  -0.02      T       
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.06  -0.06      T       
  SINCE SEP 1      3.69                      2.69   1.00     0.89     
  SINCE JAN 1     19.14                     16.68   2.46    15.24     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY           15                        26    -11       32        
  MONTH TO DATE   62                        76    -14       52        
  SINCE SEP 1    731                       811    -80      607        
  SINCE JUL 1    773                       849    -76      607        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0        
  SINCE SEP 1     80                        65     15      110        
  SINCE JAN 1    555                       607    -52      814        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    77           700 AM                                      
 LOWEST     51          1200 AM                                      
 AVERAGE    64                                                        

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        79      1999                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26         6      1973                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
NOVEMBER  3 2023......SUNRISE   731 AM MDT   SUNSET   540 PM MDT     
NOVEMBER  4 2023......SUNRISE   733 AM MDT   SUNSET   539 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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