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CLIRAP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD                               
235 AM MDT MON APR 29 2013


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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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    105 PM  89    1987  63      8       53       
  MINIMUM         45   1151 PM  18    1956  36      9       38       
  AVERAGE         58                        49      9       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.71 1950   0.08  -0.06     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.03                      1.62   1.41     3.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.85                      2.55   1.30     3.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.46                      3.29   1.17     3.82    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   43.4                       7.5   35.9      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     56.3                      16.2   40.1      0.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     76.7                      39.6   37.1     24.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                        16     -9       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  814                       571    243      409       
  SINCE MAR 1   1782                      1489    293      941       
  SINCE JUL 1   6771                      6699     72     5802       
                                                                     
 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     27           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        85      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        11      1956                    
                                             1950                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 29 2013.........SUNRISE   546 AM MDT   SUNSET   754 PM MDT   
APRIL 30 2013.........SUNRISE   545 AM MDT   SUNSET   755 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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