AFOS product CLIRAP
Dates interpreted at 00:00 UTC
Download date range (UTC midnight)
Bulk Download Bulk Download
541 
CDUS43 KUNR 130048
CLIRAP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD                               
647 PM MDT THU MAR 12 2020


................................... 

...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 2020...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2020


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         42    207 PM  82    2007  47     -5       49       
  MINIMUM         32    821 AM -15    1950  22     10       28       
  AVERAGE         37                        34      3       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             1.08 1954   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.32  -0.31     0.57    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.01                      0.32  -0.31     0.57    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.19                      1.06   0.13     1.85    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           28                        31     -3       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  299                       390    -91      608       
  SINCE MAR 1    299                       390    -91      608       
  SINCE JUL 1   5656                      5600     56     6378       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
..................................................................


WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    25.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

..........................................................

                                                                     
THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        75      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -9      1950                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 12 2020.........SUNRISE   709 AM MDT   SUNSET   655 PM MDT   
MARCH 13 2020.........SUNRISE   707 AM MDT   SUNSET   657 PM MDT   

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




$$