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CLIRAP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD                               
236 AM MDT SAT OCT 5 2013


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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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         MM        MM  94    1963  67     MM       49        
  MINIMUM         MM        MM  28    1999  38     MM       32        
                                      1991                          
                                      1950                          
  AVERAGE         MM                        52     MM       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY       MM             1.67 1998   0.06  MM        0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.92                      0.23   0.69      T      
  SINCE SEP 1      2.10                      1.52   0.58     0.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.16                     14.15   2.01    10.27    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                         0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       MM                        13     MM       24       
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        49    -11       53       
  SINCE SEP 1    140                       236    -96      147       
  SINCE JUL 1    145                       273   -128      152       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       MM                         0     MM        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    41   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    51   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    33.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     89           800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    95                                                       

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        94      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        19      1952                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  5 2013.......SUNRISE   655 AM MDT   SUNSET   625 PM MDT   
OCTOBER  6 2013.......SUNRISE   656 AM MDT   SUNSET   624 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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