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CLIRAP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD                               
233 AM MDT MON SEP 9 2013


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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 8 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         85    241 PM 103    1959  79      6       84       
  MINIMUM         63    841 AM  36    1962  49     14       47       
  AVERAGE         74                        64     10       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.42          0.94 1989   0.04   0.38     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.42                      0.34   0.08     0.14    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.42                      0.34   0.08     0.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.48                     12.97   1.51    10.27    
                                                                     
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                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        24    -24        6       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        24    -24        6       
  SINCE JUL 1      5                        61    -56       11       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         3      6        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   90                        29     61       41       
  SINCE SEP 1     90                        29     61       41       
  SINCE JAN 1    681                       601     80      911       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    43   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    52   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79       102      1994                    
                                             1979                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        32      2001                    
                                             1962                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  9 2013.....SUNRISE   625 AM MDT   SUNSET   713 PM MDT   
SEPTEMBER 10 2013.....SUNRISE   626 AM MDT   SUNSET   711 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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