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CLIRAP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD                               
1234 PM MDT SAT MAR 16 2013


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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2013...
VALID AS OF 1100 AM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         33   1055 AM  82    2012  48    -15       82       
  MINIMUM         28    712 AM  -2    1943  23      5       39       
  AVERAGE         31                        35     -4       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.39 1963   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.44  -0.44     0.04    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.44  -0.44     0.04    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.61                      1.18  -0.57     0.73    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         4.5   -4.5      0.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         4.5   -4.5      0.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     20.4                      27.9   -7.5     24.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           34                        30      4        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  447                       511    -64      338       
  SINCE MAR 1    447                       511    -64      338       
  SINCE JUL 1   5436                      5721   -285     5199       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        79      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        -2      1965                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2013.........SUNRISE   702 AM MDT   SUNSET   700 PM MDT   
MARCH 17 2013.........SUNRISE   700 AM MDT   SUNSET   701 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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