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CLIRAP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD                               
238 AM MDT SAT APR 27 2013


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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 26 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         71    236 PM  89    1952  62      9       67       
  MINIMUM         36    119 AM  20    1988  35      1       43       
                                      1950                          
  AVERAGE         54                        49      5       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.28 1986   0.08  -0.08     0.15    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.01                      1.45   1.56     2.39    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.83                      2.38   1.45     2.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.44                      3.12   1.32     3.13    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   43.4                       7.2   36.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     56.3                      15.9   40.4      0.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     76.7                      39.3   37.4     24.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        17     -6       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  800                       539    261      374       
  SINCE MAR 1   1768                      1457    311      906       
  SINCE JUL 1   6757                      6667     90     5767       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        9       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        9       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        9       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    59           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    39                                                       

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        87      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        17      1994                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 27 2013.........SUNRISE   549 AM MDT   SUNSET   751 PM MDT   
APRIL 28 2013.........SUNRISE   548 AM MDT   SUNSET   752 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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