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CLIRAP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD                               
231 AM MDT SAT APR 6 2013


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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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         60    449 PM  84    1991  55      5       74       
  MINIMUM         32    619 AM  16    1996  29      3       42       
                                      1950                          
  AVERAGE         46                        42      4       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             3.19 1997   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.19  -0.19     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.82                      1.12  -0.30     0.05    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.43                      1.86  -0.43     0.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.5   -1.5      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     12.9                      10.2    2.7      0.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.3                      33.6   -0.3     24.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        23     -4        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  113                       120     -7       64       
  SINCE MAR 1   1080                      1038     42      596       
  SINCE JUL 1   6069                      6248   -179     5457       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        1       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        1       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     32           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        82      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         6      2009                    
                                             2007                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  6 2013.........SUNRISE   624 AM MDT   SUNSET   726 PM MDT   
APRIL  7 2013.........SUNRISE   622 AM MDT   SUNSET   727 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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