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CDUS43 KUNR 171836  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
1236 PM MDT WED SEP 17 2008  
 
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 17 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 80 1059 AM 101 2000 75 5 82  
MINIMUM 48 534 AM 26 1991 45 3 54  
AVERAGE 64 60 4 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.48 1946 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.86 0.61 0.25 0.53  
SINCE SEP 1 0.86 0.61 0.25 0.53  
SINCE JAN 1 17.72 13.76 3.96 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 1 7 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 138 79 59 79  
SINCE SEP 1 138 79 59 79  
SINCE JUL 1 162 116 46 97  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 3  
MONTH TO DATE 4 47 -43 79  
SINCE SEP 1 4 47 -43 79  
SINCE JAN 1 460 583 -123 1053    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 71 500 AM  
LOWEST 26 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 49  
 
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 97 1998  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 24 1991  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 17 2008.....SUNRISE 634 AM MDT SUNSET 658 PM MDT  
SEPTEMBER 18 2008.....SUNRISE 635 AM MDT SUNSET 656 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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