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CDUS43 KUNR 190840
CLIRAP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD                               
237 AM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013


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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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   1203 PM  92    1992  68      7       79       
  MINIMUM         52    330 AM  29    1943  43      9       53       
  AVERAGE         64                        56      8       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.33          0.79 1962   0.11   0.22     0.55    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.40                      1.80  -1.40     1.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.25                      4.53  -0.28     4.31    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.86                      5.27  -0.41     5.00    
                                                                     
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        1                        10     -9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  203                       222    -19      148       
  SINCE MAR 1   2013                      1741    272     1119       
  SINCE JUL 1   7002                      6951     51     5980       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         0      5       10       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         2      3       19       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         2      3       19       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        94      2009                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        31      1968                    
                                             1966                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 19 2013...........SUNRISE   522 AM MDT   SUNSET   816 PM MDT   
MAY 20 2013...........SUNRISE   521 AM MDT   SUNSET   817 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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