CDUS43 KUNR 270037
CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
537 PM MST THU DEC 26 2024

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 26 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         54    230 PM  62    1946  36     18       34
                                      1947
  MINIMUM         21    643 AM -23    1996  13      8       24
  AVERAGE         38                        24     14       29

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.26 1969   0.02  -0.02     0.24
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.29  -0.17     0.32
  SINCE DEC 1      0.12                      0.29  -0.17     0.32
  SINCE JAN 1     13.00                     17.38  -4.38    19.63

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           27                        41    -14       36
  MONTH TO DATE  839                      1020   -181      787
  SINCE DEC 1    839                      1020   -181      787
  SINCE JUL 1   2058                      2705   -647     2269

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1    932                       607    325      555
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           600 AM
 LOWEST     33           300 PM
 AVERAGE    59

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        59      1980
                                             2022
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -12      2017


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 26 2024......SUNRISE   726 AM MST   SUNSET   420 PM MST
DECEMBER 27 2024......SUNRISE   726 AM MST   SUNSET   421 PM MST


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




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