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CDUS43 KUNR 270832  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
232 AM MDT SAT SEP 27 2008  
 
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 26 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 81 312 PM 95 1974 71 10 72  
MINIMUM 47 1123 PM 18 1942 42 5 45  
AVERAGE 64 56 8 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 1 9 -8 6  
MONTH TO DATE 170 151 19 126  
SINCE SEP 1 170 151 19 126  
SINCE JUL 1 194 188 6 144  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 26 56 -30 103  
SINCE SEP 1 26 56 -30 103  
SINCE JAN 1 482 592 -110 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 10.4  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 90 PERCENT  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 61 1100 PM  
LOWEST 21 900 AM  
AVERAGE 41  
 
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 94 1952  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 26 1951  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 27 2008.....SUNRISE 646 AM MDT SUNSET 640 PM MDT  
SEPTEMBER 28 2008.....SUNRISE 647 AM MDT SUNSET 638 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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