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CLIRAP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD                               
238 AM MDT TUE MAY 7 2013


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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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         69    401 PM  85    1992  65      4       64       
  MINIMUM         29    500 AM  26    1989  39    -10       40       
  AVERAGE         49                        52     -3       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.66 1995   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.55  -0.55     0.61    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.85                      3.28   0.57     3.74    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.46                      4.02   0.44     4.43    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.5   -0.5      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     56.3                      17.1   39.2      0.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     76.7                      40.5   36.2     24.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        13      3       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  133                        85     48       54       
  SINCE MAR 1   1943                      1604    339     1025       
  SINCE JUL 1   6932                      6814    118     5886       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         2     -2        9       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         2     -2        9       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        90      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        25      2010                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  7 2013...........SUNRISE   535 AM MDT   SUNSET   803 PM MDT   
MAY  8 2013...........SUNRISE   534 AM MDT   SUNSET   804 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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