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CDUS43 KUNR 260834  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
233 AM MDT FRI SEP 26 2008  
 
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 25 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 93R 242 PM 91 1987 71 22 67  
MINIMUM 46 607 AM 24 1984 42 4 38  
AVERAGE 70 57 13 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.46 1955 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.87 0.90 -0.03 0.82  
SINCE SEP 1 0.87 0.90 -0.03 0.82  
SINCE JAN 1 17.73 14.05 3.68 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 0 9 -9 12  
MONTH TO DATE 169 142 27 120  
SINCE SEP 1 169 142 27 120  
SINCE JUL 1 193 179 14 138  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 5 1 4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 26 55 -29 103  
SINCE SEP 1 26 55 -29 103  
SINCE JAN 1 482 591 -109 1077    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.8  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 300 AM  
LOWEST 7 300 PM  
AVERAGE 45  
 
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 95 1974  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 18 1942  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 26 2008.....SUNRISE 645 AM MDT SUNSET 641 PM MDT  
SEPTEMBER 27 2008.....SUNRISE 646 AM MDT SUNSET 640 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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