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CLIRAP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD                               
1030 AM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013


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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         79    342 PM  93    1988  68     11       86       
  MINIMUM         47    348 AM  31    1969  43      4       52       
  AVERAGE         63                        55      8       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.01 1962   0.10  -0.10     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      1.69  -1.62     0.63    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.92                      4.42  -0.50     3.76    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.53                      5.16  -0.63     4.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.0   -1.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     56.3                      17.6   38.7      0.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     76.7                      41.0   35.7     24.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                        10     -8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  202                       212    -10      148       
  SINCE MAR 1   2012                      1731    281     1119       
  SINCE JUL 1   7001                      6941     60     5980       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         0      5        9       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         2      3       18       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         2      3       18       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        92      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        29      1943                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2013...........SUNRISE   523 AM MDT   SUNSET   815 PM MDT   
MAY 19 2013...........SUNRISE   522 AM MDT   SUNSET   816 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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