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CDUS43 KUNR 250040  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
640 PM MDT WED SEP 24 2008  
 
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 24 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 72 411 PM 94 1992 72 0 60  
MINIMUM 32 523 AM 18 1985 43 -11 44  
AVERAGE 52 57 -5 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.00 1959 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.87 0.86 0.01 0.82  
SINCE SEP 1 0.87 0.86 0.01 0.82  
SINCE JAN 1 17.73 14.01 3.72 11.45  
 
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 13 9 4 13  
MONTH TO DATE 169 133 36 108  
SINCE SEP 1 169 133 36 108  
SINCE JUL 1 193 170 23 126  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 21 54 -33 103  
SINCE SEP 1 21 54 -33 103  
SINCE JAN 1 477 590 -113 1077    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9  
 
 
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 75 300 AM  
LOWEST 31 100 PM  
AVERAGE 53  
 
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 91 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 24 1984  
 
 
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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