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CLIRAP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD                               
131 AM MST TUE DEC 3 2013


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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 2 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         53   1154 AM  69    1960  39     14       65       
  MINIMUM         28    211 AM -19    1985  15     13       31       
  AVERAGE         41                        27     14       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          0.21 1966   0.02   0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.03   0.01     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.04                      0.03   0.01     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.18                     15.90   5.28    11.16    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     24.8                       8.2   16.6      4.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        38    -14       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   46                        75    -29       34       
  SINCE DEC 1     46                        75    -29       34       
  SINCE JUL 1   1766                      1750     16     1545       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    724                       636     88      937       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     45          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        68      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15        -6      2006                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  3 2013......SUNRISE   710 AM MST   SUNSET   415 PM MST   
DECEMBER  4 2013......SUNRISE   711 AM MST   SUNSET   414 PM MST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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