Climatological Report (Daily)
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CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
637 PM MDT THU AUG 15 2024

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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         89    316 PM 106    1988  86      3       93
  MINIMUM         63    555 AM  47    2023  57      6       47
  AVERAGE         76                        71      5       70

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.69 1978   0.05  -0.05     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.67                      0.87  -0.20     0.87
  SINCE JUN 1      2.57                      6.02  -3.45     6.27
  SINCE JAN 1     10.45                     13.27  -2.82    15.45

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         0      6       15
  SINCE JUN 1     65                       106    -41       84
  SINCE JUL 1     10                        13     -3       40

 COOLING
  TODAY           11                         7      4        5
  MONTH TO DATE  126                       117      9       69
  SINCE JUN 1    571                       442    129      315
  SINCE JAN 1    576                       454    122      324
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    78           600 AM
 LOWEST     22           300 PM
 AVERAGE    50

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       101      1973
                                             1995
                                             2002
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        45      1968


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 15 2024........SUNRISE   557 AM MDT   SUNSET   756 PM MDT
AUGUST 16 2024........SUNRISE   558 AM MDT   SUNSET   754 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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