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CLIRAP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD                               
141 AM MST SUN MAR 3 2013


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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         63    223 PM  74    1974  43     20       35       
  MINIMUM         28    443 AM -14    1943  19      9       13       
  AVERAGE         46                        31     15       24      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.55 1966   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.61                      0.79  -0.18     0.69    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     20.4                      23.9   -3.5     24.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        34    -15       41       
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        68    -16       73       
  SINCE MAR 1     52                        68    -16       73       
  SINCE JUL 1   5041                      5278   -237     4934       
                                                                     
 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       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        74      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -15      1960                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2013.........SUNRISE   625 AM MST   SUNSET   544 PM MST   
MARCH  4 2013.........SUNRISE   624 AM MST   SUNSET   545 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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