988  
CDUS43 KUNR 230839  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
238 AM MDT TUE SEP 23 2008  
 
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 22 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 70 256 PM 95 2007 73 -3 95  
MINIMUM 48 1159 PM 19 1995 43 5 47  
AVERAGE 59 58 1 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.87 2006 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.87 0.78 0.09 0.58  
SINCE SEP 1 0.87 0.78 0.09 0.58  
SINCE JAN 1 17.73 13.93 3.80 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 6 8 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 143 116 27 95  
SINCE SEP 1 143 116 27 95  
SINCE JUL 1 167 153 14 113  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 6  
MONTH TO DATE 21 52 -31 95  
SINCE SEP 1 21 52 -31 95  
SINCE JAN 1 477 588 -111 1069    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 13 PERCENT  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 300 AM  
LOWEST 44 100 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
 
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 97 1992  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 24 1985  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 23 2008.....SUNRISE 641 AM MDT SUNSET 647 PM MDT  
SEPTEMBER 24 2008.....SUNRISE 642 AM MDT SUNSET 645 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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