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CLIRAP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD                               
240 AM MDT THU APR 11 2013


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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 10 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         25    520 PM  87    1996  56    -31       56       
  MINIMUM         16   1156 PM  12    1997  30    -14       27       
  AVERAGE         21                        43    -22       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.25          0.90 1963   0.04   0.21     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.69                      0.41   1.28     0.41    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.51                      1.34   1.17     0.46    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.12                      2.08   1.04     1.15    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        5.7                       0.3    5.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   28.2                       2.9   25.3      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     41.1                      11.6   29.5      0.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     61.5                      35.0   26.5     24.7     
  SNOW DEPTH      20                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       44                        22     22       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  270                       232     38      164       
  SINCE MAR 1   1237                      1150     87      696       
  SINCE JUL 1   6226                      6360   -134     5557       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        85      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        10      1990                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 11 2013.........SUNRISE   615 AM MDT   SUNSET   732 PM MDT   
APRIL 12 2013.........SUNRISE   614 AM MDT   SUNSET   733 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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