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CDUS43 KUNR 111836  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
1236 PM MDT THU SEP 11 2008  
 
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 11 2008  
 
VALID AS OF 1100 AM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2008  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 62 1059 AM 94 1990 77 -15 75  
1948  
MINIMUM 52 525 AM 29 1989 48 4 47  
AVERAGE 57 62 -5 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.34 1942 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.49 0.43 0.06 0.53  
SINCE SEP 1 0.49 0.43 0.06 0.53  
SINCE JAN 1 17.35 13.58 3.77 11.16  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 8 5 3 4  
MONTH TO DATE 104 43 61 47  
SINCE SEP 1 104 43 61 47  
SINCE JUL 1 128 80 48 65  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 35 -31 68  
SINCE SEP 1 4 35 -31 68  
SINCE JAN 1 460 571 -111 1042    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.0  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 500 AM  
LOWEST 60 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 72  
 
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 97 2004  
1990  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 32 1949  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 11 2008.....SUNRISE 627 AM MDT SUNSET 709 PM MDT  
SEPTEMBER 12 2008.....SUNRISE 628 AM MDT SUNSET 707 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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