855 CDUS43 KUNR 010855 CLIRAP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 245 AM MDT SAT JUN 1 2002 ................................... ...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 31 2002... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2002 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 83 419 PM 92 1933 72 11 75 MINIMUM 51 436 AM 33 1982 48 3 47 AVERAGE 67 60 7 61 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.79 1935 0.10 -0.10 T MONTH TO DATE 1.62 2.96 -1.34 1.73 SINCE MAR 1 4.54 5.85 -1.31 4.31 SINCE JAN 1 4.79 6.68 -1.89 4.72 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM MONTH TO DATE MM SINCE MAR 1 MM SINCE JUL 1 MM SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 6 -6 4 MONTH TO DATE 417 311 106 278 SINCE MAR 1 2339 1866 473 1787 SINCE JUL 1 6968 7198 -230 7461 COOLING YESTERDAY 2 1 1 0 MONTH TO DATE 15 13 2 11 SINCE MAR 1 15 15 0 15 SINCE JAN 1 15 15 0 15 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 82 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 77 400 AM LOWEST 33 200 PM AVERAGE 55 .......................................................... THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 90 1911 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 31 1951 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JUNE 1 2002..........SUNRISE 512 AM MDT SUNSET 828 PM MDT JUNE 2 2002..........SUNRISE 512 AM MDT SUNSET 829 PM MDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. ................................... ...THE EAST RAPID CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 31 2002... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2002 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 81 MM 92 1933 73 8 71 MINIMUM 56 MM 34 1951 47 9 49 AVERAGE 69 60 9 60 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.79 1935 0.10 -0.10 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.11 2.96 -0.85 2.04 SINCE MAR 1 6.03 5.85 0.18 5.57 SINCE JAN 1 6.26 6.68 -0.42 6.70 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.7 SINCE MAR 1 29.9 SINCE JUL 1 44.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 6 -6 5 MONTH TO DATE 428 311 117 248 SINCE MAR 1 2360 1866 494 1708 SINCE JUL 1 6653 7201 -548 7162 COOLING YESTERDAY 4 1 3 0 MONTH TO DATE 18 7 11 24 SINCE MAR 1 20 7 13 30 SINCE JAN 1 20 7 13 30 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED MM HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION MM HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM AVERAGE WIND SPEED MM SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 82 PERCENT AVERAGE SKY COVER MM WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST MM LOWEST MM AVERAGE MM .......................................................... THE EAST RAPID CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 90 1911 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 32 1917 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JUNE 1 2002..........SUNRISE 513 AM MDT SUNSET 829 PM MDT JUNE 2 2002..........SUNRISE 512 AM MDT SUNSET 830 PM MDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.