811  
CDUS43 KUNR 220037  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
637 PM MDT SUN SEP 21 2008  
 
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 21 2008
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM 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 84 317 PM 88 2005 73 11 73  
MINIMUM 56 622 AM 23 1995 44 12 45  
AVERAGE 70 58 12 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.45 1998 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.87 0.74 0.13 0.58  
SINCE SEP 1 0.87 0.74 0.13 0.58  
SINCE JAN 1 17.73 13.89 3.84 11.21  
 
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 0 8 -8 6  
MONTH TO DATE 137 108 29 95  
SINCE SEP 1 137 108 29 95  
SINCE JUL 1 161 145 16 113  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 5 1 4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 22 51 -29 89  
SINCE SEP 1 22 51 -29 89  
SINCE JAN 1 478 587 -109 1063    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 500 AM  
LOWEST 22 400 PM  
AVERAGE 50  
 
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 95 2007  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 19 1995  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 21 2008.....SUNRISE 639 AM MDT SUNSET 651 PM MDT  
SEPTEMBER 22 2008.....SUNRISE 640 AM MDT SUNSET 649 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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