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CLIRAP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD                               
236 AM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013


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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 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         52   1024 AM  90    1963  67    -15       58       
  MINIMUM         38   1159 PM  24    2009  39     -1       36       
  AVERAGE         45                        53     -8       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.92R         0.66 1983   0.06   0.86      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.92                      0.17   0.75      T      
  SINCE SEP 1      2.10                      1.46   0.64     0.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.16                     14.09   2.07    10.27    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                         0.0   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        12      8       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        36      2       29       
  SINCE SEP 1    140                       223    -83      123       
  SINCE JUL 1    145                       260   -115      128       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1    133                        61     72       67       
  SINCE JAN 1    724                       633     91      937       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     54          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        94      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        28      1999                    
                                             1991                    
                                             1950                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  4 2013.......SUNRISE   654 AM MDT   SUNSET   627 PM MDT   
OCTOBER  5 2013.......SUNRISE   655 AM MDT   SUNSET   625 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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