CDUS43 KUNR 280840 CLIRAP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 240 AM MDT THU MAR 28 2024 ................................... ...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 2024... 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 50 329 PM 81 1946 52 -2 29 MINIMUM 10 547 AM 5 1944 26 -16 13 AVERAGE 30 39 -9 21 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.56 1975 0.04 -0.04 0.02 MONTH TO DATE 0.20 0.73 -0.53 1.04 SINCE MAR 1 0.20 0.73 -0.53 1.04 SINCE JAN 1 1.03 1.54 -0.51 2.29 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 35 26 9 44 MONTH TO DATE 793 816 -23 1027 SINCE MAR 1 793 816 -23 1027 SINCE JUL 1 5431 6074 -643 6276 COOLING YESTERDAY 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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.8 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 84 300 AM LOWEST 42 300 PM AVERAGE 63 .......................................................... THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 83 2015 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 4 1944 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 28 2024.........SUNRISE 640 AM MDT SUNSET 715 PM MDT MARCH 29 2024.........SUNRISE 638 AM MDT SUNSET 716 PM MDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$