Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
639 PM MDT SUN AUG 11 2024

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 11 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         79   1147 AM 103    2006  87     -8       85
                                      2022
  MINIMUM         61    607 AM  40    2004  58      3       55
  AVERAGE         70                        72     -2       70

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.48          1.31 1948   0.05   0.43     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.63                      0.65  -0.02     0.60
  SINCE JUN 1      2.53                      5.80  -3.27     6.00
  SINCE JAN 1     10.41                     13.05  -2.64    15.18

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         0      6       13
  SINCE JUN 1     65                       106    -41       82
  SINCE JUL 1     10                        13     -3       38

 COOLING
  TODAY            5                         7     -2        5
  MONTH TO DATE   93                        89      4       59
  SINCE JUN 1    538                       414    124      305
  SINCE JAN 1    543                       426    117      314
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    43   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    54   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           400 AM
 LOWEST     45          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    68

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       105      1965
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        45      1964
                                             1992


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 11 2024........SUNRISE   552 AM MDT   SUNSET   802 PM MDT
AUGUST 12 2024........SUNRISE   553 AM MDT   SUNSET   800 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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