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CLIRAP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD                               
141 AM MST WED MAR 6 2013


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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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         32    300 PM  76    2000  44    -12       66       
  MINIMUM          5    601 AM -15    1943  20    -15       26       
  AVERAGE         19                        32    -13       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.63 1999   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.12  -0.12     0.04    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.12  -0.12     0.04    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.61                      0.86  -0.25     0.73    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.4   -1.4      0.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.4   -1.4      0.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     20.4                      24.8   -4.4     24.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       46                        33     13       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  154                       168    -14      155       
  SINCE MAR 1    154                       168    -14      155       
  SINCE JUL 1   5143                      5378   -235     5016       
                                                                     
 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        75      1968                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -14      1943                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2013.........SUNRISE   620 AM MST   SUNSET   547 PM MST   
MARCH  7 2013.........SUNRISE   618 AM MST   SUNSET   549 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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