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CLIRAP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD                               
248 AM MDT TUE MAY 14 2013


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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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         90    332 PM  92    2001  67     23       76       
                                      1955                          
  MINIMUM         50    350 AM  25    1943  41      9       33       
  AVERAGE         70                        54     16       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.92 1982   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      1.27  -1.26     0.61    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.86                      4.00  -0.14     3.74    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.47                      4.74  -0.27     4.43    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.9   -0.9      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     56.3                      17.5   38.8      0.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     76.7                      40.9   35.8     24.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        11    -11       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  195                       170     25      144       
  SINCE MAR 1   2005                      1689    316     1115       
  SINCE JUL 1   6994                      6899     95     5976       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         0      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         0      5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         2      3        9       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         2      3        9       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    59           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     17          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    38                                                       

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        89      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        28      1973                    
                                             1945                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 14 2013...........SUNRISE   527 AM MDT   SUNSET   811 PM MDT   
MAY 15 2013...........SUNRISE   526 AM MDT   SUNSET   812 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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