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CLIRAP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD                               
248 AM MDT MON APR 1 2013


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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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         53   1144 AM  83    2012  53      0       83       
  MINIMUM         26    540 AM  10    2009  27     -1       46       
                                      1972                          
  AVERAGE         40                        40      0       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.38 1958   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.82                      0.93  -0.11     0.05    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.82                      0.93  -0.11     0.05    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.43                      1.67  -0.24     0.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   12.9                       8.7    4.2      0.1     
  SINCE MAR 1     12.9                       8.7    4.2      0.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.3                      32.1    1.2     24.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        25      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  967                       917     50      532       
  SINCE MAR 1    967                       918     49      532       
  SINCE JUL 1   5956                      6128   -172     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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     29           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        87      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         8      2009                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2013.........SUNRISE   633 AM MDT   SUNSET   720 PM MDT   
APRIL  2 2013.........SUNRISE   631 AM MDT   SUNSET   721 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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