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CDUS43 KUNR 170846
CLIRAP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD                               
246 AM MDT SAT AUG 17 2013


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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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         86    309 PM 101    2002  87     -1       74       
                                      1995                          
                                      1973                          
  MINIMUM         55    439 AM  45    1968  57     -2       47       
  AVERAGE         71                        72     -1       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.37 1994   0.05  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.03                      0.92   1.11     0.58    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.06                      5.30   0.76     4.19    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.68                     11.99   1.69    10.13    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        5       
  SINCE JUN 1     85                       114    -29       20       
  SINCE JUL 1      5                        15    -10        5       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         7     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   69                       135    -66      115       
  SINCE JUN 1    407                       469    -62      715       
  SINCE JAN 1    415                       484    -69      742       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       102      1995                    
                                             1970                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        39      2002                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 17 2013........SUNRISE   559 AM MDT   SUNSET   753 PM MDT   
AUGUST 18 2013........SUNRISE   600 AM MDT   SUNSET   751 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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