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CLIRAP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD                               
233 AM MDT MON APR 8 2013


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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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    410 PM  85    1988  55      4       56       
  MINIMUM         37    214 AM  11    2007  29      8       30       
  AVERAGE         48                        42      6       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.36 1953   0.05  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.28  -0.25     0.41    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.85                      1.21  -0.36     0.46    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.46                      1.95  -0.49     1.15    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.1   -2.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     12.9                      10.8    2.1      0.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     33.3                      34.2   -0.9     24.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        23     -6       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  141                       166    -25       97       
  SINCE MAR 1   1108                      1084     24      629       
  SINCE JUL 1   6097                      6294   -197     5490       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     43          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        81      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         7      1997                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2013.........SUNRISE   621 AM MDT   SUNSET   728 PM MDT   
APRIL  9 2013.........SUNRISE   619 AM MDT   SUNSET   729 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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