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CLIRAP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD                               
231 AM MDT THU SEP 5 2013


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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 4 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         93    210 PM 104    1960  81     12       93       
  MINIMUM         63    538 AM  34    1962  51     12       47       
  AVERAGE         78                        66     12       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.11 1971   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.17  -0.17     0.12    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.00                      0.17  -0.17     0.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.06                     12.80   1.26    10.25    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 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                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        10    -10        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        10    -10        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      5                        47    -42        5       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         4      9        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        16     22       40       
  SINCE SEP 1     38                        16     22       40       
  SINCE JAN 1    629                       588     41      910       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       101      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        37      1999                    
                                             1968                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  5 2013.....SUNRISE   620 AM MDT   SUNSET   721 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER  6 2013.....SUNRISE   621 AM MDT   SUNSET   719 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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