995  
CDUS43 KUNR 240842  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
242 AM MDT WED SEP 24 2008  
 
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 23 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 67 214 PM 97 1992 72 -5 88  
MINIMUM 37 558 AM 24 1985 43 -6 58  
AVERAGE 52 58 -6 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.32 1977 0.04 -0.04 0.24  
MONTH TO DATE 0.87 0.82 0.05 0.82  
SINCE SEP 1 0.87 0.82 0.05 0.82  
SINCE JAN 1 17.73 13.97 3.76 11.45  
 
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 13 8 5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 156 124 32 95  
SINCE SEP 1 156 124 32 95  
SINCE JUL 1 180 161 19 113  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 8  
MONTH TO DATE 21 53 -32 103  
SINCE SEP 1 21 53 -32 103  
SINCE JAN 1 477 589 -112 1077    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 91 PERCENT  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 500 AM  
LOWEST 28 400 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
 
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 94 1992  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 18 1985  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 24 2008.....SUNRISE 642 AM MDT SUNSET 645 PM MDT  
SEPTEMBER 25 2008.....SUNRISE 643 AM MDT SUNSET 643 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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