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CLIRAP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD                               
236 AM MDT SUN MAR 31 2013


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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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         59   1040 AM  80    1986  53      6       76       
  MINIMUM         31   1100 PM   8    1975  27      4       36       
  AVERAGE         45                        40      5       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.39 2009   0.04  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.82                      0.89  -0.07     0.05    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.82                      0.89  -0.07     0.05    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.43                      1.63  -0.20     0.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   12.9                       8.4    4.5      0.1     
  SINCE MAR 1     12.9                       8.4    4.5      0.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.3                      31.8    1.5     24.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        25     -5        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  942                       892     50      532       
  SINCE MAR 1    942                       892     50      532       
  SINCE JUL 1   5931                      6102   -171     5393       
                                                                     
 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    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     38           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        83      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        10      2009                    
                                             1972                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2013.........SUNRISE   635 AM MDT   SUNSET   718 PM MDT   
APRIL  1 2013.........SUNRISE   633 AM MDT   SUNSET   720 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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