530  
CDUS43 KUNR 220834  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
234 AM MDT MON SEP 22 2008  
 
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 21 2008
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 84 317 PM 88 2005 73 11 73  
MINIMUM 53 1121 PM 23 1995 44 9 45  
AVERAGE 69 58 11 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 4 1 3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 21 51 -30 89  
SINCE SEP 1 21 51 -30 89  
SINCE JAN 1 477 587 -110 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 9.2  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 69 PERCENT  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 95 2007  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 19 1995  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 22 2008.....SUNRISE 640 AM MDT SUNSET 649 PM MDT  
SEPTEMBER 23 2008.....SUNRISE 641 AM MDT SUNSET 647 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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