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CDUS43 KUNR 270042  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
642 PM MDT FRI SEP 26 2008  
 
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 26 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 81 312 PM 95 1974 71 10 72  
MINIMUM 52 118 AM 18 1942 42 10 45  
AVERAGE 67 56 11 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.36 1966 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.87 0.94 -0.07 0.82  
SINCE SEP 1 0.87 0.94 -0.07 0.82  
SINCE JAN 1 17.73 14.09 3.64 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 0 9 -9 6  
MONTH TO DATE 169 151 18 126  
SINCE SEP 1 169 151 18 126  
SINCE JUL 1 193 188 5 144  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 2 1 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 28 56 -28 103  
SINCE SEP 1 28 56 -28 103  
SINCE JAN 1 484 592 -108 1077    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2  
 
 
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 47 100 AM  
LOWEST 21 900 AM  
AVERAGE 34  
 
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 94 1952  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 26 1951  
 
 
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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