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CDUS43 KUNR 090036
CLIRAP

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
536 PM MST MON MAR 08 2021

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 2021...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2021


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    446 PM  68    1977  45     17       63       
                                      2007                           
  MINIMUM         28    318 AM -21    1996  21      7       27       
  AVERAGE         45                        33     12       45     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          1.25 2000   0.03  -0.03     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.21  -0.21     0.01     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.21  -0.21     0.01     
  SINCE JAN 1      0.62                      0.95  -0.33     1.19     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY           20                        32    -12       20        
  MONTH TO DATE  165                       265   -100      197        
  SINCE MAR 1    165                       265   -100      197        
  SINCE JUL 1   5358                      5475   -117     5554        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            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        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    72           700 AM                                      
 LOWEST     27           400 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    50                                                        

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        73      2012                      
                                             2014                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21       -14      2002                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MARCH  8 2021.........SUNRISE   616 AM MST   SUNSET   550 PM MST     
MARCH  9 2021.........SUNRISE   615 AM MST   SUNSET   551 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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