CDUS43 KUNR 060035 CLIRAP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 535 PM MST FRI MAR 05 2021 ................................... ...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 2021... VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2021 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 64 347 PM 76 2000 44 20 46 MINIMUM 30 204 AM -15 1943 20 10 27 AVERAGE 47 32 15 37 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 0.63 1999 0.02 -0.02 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.12 -0.12 0.01 SINCE MAR 1 0.00 0.12 -0.12 0.01 SINCE JAN 1 0.62 0.86 -0.24 1.19 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 18 33 -15 28 MONTH TO DATE 110 168 -58 146 SINCE MAR 1 110 168 -58 146 SINCE JUL 1 5303 5378 -75 5503 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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 75 1200 AM LOWEST 20 300 PM AVERAGE 48 .......................................................... THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 75 1968 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -14 1943 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 5 2021.........SUNRISE 622 AM MST SUNSET 546 PM MST MARCH 6 2021.........SUNRISE 620 AM MST SUNSET 548 PM MST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$