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CLIRAP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD                               
637 PM MDT TUE MAY 8 2018


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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2018...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0600 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2018


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         73    153 PM  88    1985  66      7       68       
  MINIMUM         46    357 AM  21    2010  40      6       51       
  AVERAGE         60                        53      7       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.36 1995   0.10  -0.10      T      
                                      1965                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.15                      0.75  -0.60     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.20                      3.48  -0.28     2.31    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.16                      4.22  -0.06     3.12    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           5.1  1965   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.7   -0.7      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     30.3                      17.3   13.0      5.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     60.1                      40.7   19.4     35.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            5                        13     -8        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   58                       111    -53       78       
  SINCE MAR 1   1839                      1630    209     1443       
  SINCE JUL 1   7359                      6840    519     6499       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         0      3        6       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         2      2        6       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         2      2        6       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        86      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        25      2002                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2018...........SUNRISE   534 AM MDT   SUNSET   804 PM MDT   
MAY  9 2018...........SUNRISE   533 AM MDT   SUNSET   805 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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