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CDUS43 KUNR 010833
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
232 AM MDT WED OCT 1 2008
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 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 78 229 PM 93 1989 69 9 67
1967
MINIMUM 38 1238 AM 25 1985 41 -3 43
1974
1959
AVERAGE 58 55 3 55
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.42 1977 0.04 -0.04 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 0.87 1.10 -0.23 0.83
SINCE SEP 1 0.87 1.10 -0.23 0.83
SINCE JAN 1 17.73 14.25 3.48 11.46
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 7 10 -3 10
MONTH TO DATE 199 190 9 144
SINCE SEP 1 199 190 9 144
SINCE JUL 1 223 227 -4 162
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 26 59 -33 109
SINCE SEP 1 26 59 -33 109
SINCE JAN 1 482 595 -113 1083
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 65 200 AM
LOWEST 16 200 PM
AVERAGE 41
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 94 2005
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 20 1985
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 1 2008.......SUNRISE 650 AM MDT SUNSET 632 PM MDT
OCTOBER 2 2008.......SUNRISE 652 AM MDT SUNSET 630 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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