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CLIRAP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD                               
235 AM MDT TUE APR 30 2013


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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         75    341 PM  85    1951  63     12       58       
  MINIMUM         41    226 AM  11    1956  36      5       36       
                                      1950                          
  AVERAGE         58                        50      8       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.95 1953   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.03                      1.71   1.32     3.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.85                      2.64   1.21     3.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.46                      3.38   1.08     3.82    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   43.4                       7.7   35.7      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     56.3                      16.4   39.9      0.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     76.7                      39.8   36.9     24.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                        16     -9       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  821                       587    234      427       
  SINCE MAR 1   1789                      1505    284      959       
  SINCE JUL 1   6778                      6715     63     5820       
                                                                     
 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    53   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    63   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        92      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37         9      1950                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2013.........SUNRISE   545 AM MDT   SUNSET   755 PM MDT   
MAY  1 2013...........SUNRISE   543 AM MDT   SUNSET   756 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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