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CLIRAP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD                               
636 PM MDT THU MAY 2 2019


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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 2019...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2019


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         62    401 PM  86    2015  64     -2       60       
  MINIMUM         21R   456 AM  22    2005  37    -16       33       
                                      1976                          
  AVERAGE         42                        51     -9       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.58 2008   0.10  -0.10     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      0.19   0.09     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.86                      2.92  -0.06     3.07    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.14                      3.66   0.48     4.03    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           23                        15      8       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   54                        30     24       37       
  SINCE MAR 1   1801                      1549    252     1818       
  SINCE JUL 1   7571                      6759    812     7338       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         2     -2        1       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         2     -2        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        93      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        19      1954                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2019...........SUNRISE   543 AM MDT   SUNSET   757 PM MDT   
MAY  3 2019...........SUNRISE   541 AM MDT   SUNSET   758 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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