302  
CDUS43 KUNR 290832  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
232 AM MDT MON SEP 29 2008  
 
...................................  
   
..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 28 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    
..............................................................  
 
TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 77 1052 AM 92 1994 70 7 88  
MINIMUM 42 936 PM 25 1951 41 1 44  
AVERAGE 60 56 4 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 5 10 -5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 181 170 11 134  
SINCE SEP 1 181 170 11 134  
SINCE JUL 1 205 207 -2 152  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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    
..............................................................  
 
WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.7  
 
 
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 80 500 AM  
LOWEST 21 100 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
 
..........................................................  
 
 
THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 90 2007  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 21 1984  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 29 2008.....SUNRISE 648 AM MDT SUNSET 636 PM MDT  
SEPTEMBER 30 2008.....SUNRISE 649 AM MDT SUNSET 634 PM MDT  
 
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
 
 
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
The Nexlab SD Page
The Nexlab WY Page
Main Text Page