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CLIRAP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD                               
135 AM MST TUE DEC 17 2013


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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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         40    423 AM  64    1980  36      4       43       
  MINIMUM         21   1038 PM -20    1964  12      9       15       
  AVERAGE         31                        24      7       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.20 1993   0.01  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.20  -0.06     0.08    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.14                      0.20  -0.06     0.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.28                     16.07   5.21    11.24    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.4                       2.9   -0.5      1.1     
  SINCE DEC 1      2.4                       2.9   -0.5      1.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.2                      10.7   16.5      5.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        41     -7       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  770                       629    141      509       
  SINCE DEC 1    770                       629    141      509       
  SINCE JUL 1   2490                      2304    186     2020       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        69      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   12       -23      1964                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 17 2013......SUNRISE   722 AM MST   SUNSET   415 PM MST   
DECEMBER 18 2013......SUNRISE   722 AM MST   SUNSET   416 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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