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CLIRAP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD                               
231 AM MDT SUN MAR 17 2013


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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         33   1055 AM  82    2012  48    -15       82       
  MINIMUM         23   1159 PM  -2    1943  23      0       39       
  AVERAGE         28                        35     -7       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.37          1.39 1963   0.03   0.34     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.37                      0.44  -0.07     0.04    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.37                      0.44  -0.07     0.04    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.98                      1.18  -0.20     0.73    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        7.0                       0.2    6.8      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    7.0                       4.5    2.5      0.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      7.0                       4.5    2.5      0.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      27.9   -0.5     24.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        30      7        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  450                       511    -61      338       
  SINCE MAR 1    450                       511    -61      338       
  SINCE JUL 1   5439                      5721   -282     5199       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     69          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       

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

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2013.........SUNRISE   700 AM MDT   SUNSET   701 PM MDT   
MARCH 18 2013.........SUNRISE   659 AM MDT   SUNSET   703 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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