433  
CDUS43 KUNR 290036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
635 PM MDT SUN SEP 28 2008  
 
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 28 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 77 1052 AM 92 1994 70 7 88  
MINIMUM 46 511 AM 25 1951 41 5 44  
AVERAGE 62 56 6 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.39 1965 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.87 1.02 -0.15 0.82  
SINCE SEP 1 0.87 1.02 -0.15 0.82  
SINCE JAN 1 17.73 14.17 3.56 11.45  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 T 0.0 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 T 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 T 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 3 10 -7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 179 170 9 134  
SINCE SEP 1 179 170 9 134  
SINCE JUL 1 203 207 -4 152  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 1  
MONTH TO DATE 26 58 -32 104  
SINCE SEP 1 26 58 -32 104  
SINCE JAN 1 482 594 -112 1078    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.7  
 
 
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 80 500 AM  
LOWEST 21 100 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
 
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 90 2007  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 21 1984  
 
 
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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