850  
CDUS43 KUNR 280836  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
235 AM MDT SUN SEP 28 2008  
 
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 27 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 77 420 PM 94 1952 71 6 71  
MINIMUM 41 415 AM 26 1951 42 -1 43  
AVERAGE 59 56 3 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.78 1982 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.87 0.98 -0.11 0.82  
SINCE SEP 1 0.87 0.98 -0.11 0.82  
SINCE JAN 1 17.73 14.13 3.60 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 6 9 -3 8  
MONTH TO DATE 176 160 16 134  
SINCE SEP 1 176 160 16 134  
SINCE JUL 1 200 197 3 152  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 26 57 -31 103  
SINCE SEP 1 26 57 -31 103  
SINCE JAN 1 482 593 -111 1077    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 93 PERCENT  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 500 AM  
LOWEST 27 400 PM  
AVERAGE 52  
 
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 92 1994  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 25 1951  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 28 2008.....SUNRISE 647 AM MDT SUNSET 638 PM MDT  
SEPTEMBER 29 2008.....SUNRISE 648 AM MDT SUNSET 636 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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