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CLIRAP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD                               
240 AM MDT TUE MAR 19 2013


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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         40    223 PM  78    2012  49     -9       78       
  MINIMUM         14    632 AM  -4    1989  24    -10       37       
  AVERAGE         27                        36     -9       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.58 1950   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.41                      0.50  -0.09     0.04    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.41                      0.50  -0.09     0.04    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.02                      1.24  -0.22     0.73    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    7.0                       5.1    1.9      0.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      7.0                       5.1    1.9      0.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      28.5   -1.1     24.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        29      9        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  519                       569    -50      349       
  SINCE MAR 1    519                       569    -50      349       
  SINCE JUL 1   5508                      5779   -271     5210       
                                                                     
 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    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     21           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        78      2004                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -3      1965                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2013.........SUNRISE   657 AM MDT   SUNSET   704 PM MDT   
MARCH 20 2013.........SUNRISE   655 AM MDT   SUNSET   705 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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