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CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
543 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2020

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 25 2020...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2020


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         56    225 PM  60    1963  36     20       27       
  MINIMUM         24    350 AM -21    1983  12     12       20       
  AVERAGE         40                        24     16       24     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          0.35 2016   0.01  -0.01     0.02     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.33  -0.19     0.08     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.14                      0.33  -0.19     0.08     
  SINCE JAN 1     12.71                     16.20  -3.49    28.21     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY           25                        41    -16       41        
  MONTH TO DATE  779                       998   -219      881        
  SINCE DEC 1    779                       998   -219      881        
  SINCE JUL 1   2442                      2673   -231     2852        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0        
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0        
  SINCE JAN 1    686                       636     50      399        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    60           400 AM                                      
 LOWEST     18          1200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    39                                                        

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        62      1946                      
                                             1947                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   12       -23      1996                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
DECEMBER 25 2020......SUNRISE   726 AM MST   SUNSET   420 PM MST     
DECEMBER 26 2020......SUNRISE   726 AM MST   SUNSET   420 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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