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CDUS43 KUNR 011837  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
1237 PM MDT WED OCT 1 2008  
 
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 2008  
 
VALID AS OF 1100 AM 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 70 1059 AM 94 2005 69 1 89  
MINIMUM 38 551 AM 20 1985 40 -2 41  
AVERAGE 54 55 -1 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.77 1977 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 0.87 1.14 -0.27 0.83  
SINCE JAN 1 17.73 14.29 3.44 11.46  
 
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 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 11 11 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 11 11 0 0  
SINCE SEP 1 210 201 9 144  
SINCE JUL 1 234 238 -4 162  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE SEP 1 26 60 -34 109  
SINCE JAN 1 482 596 -114 1083    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 600 AM  
LOWEST 36 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 56  
 
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 91 1997  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 27 1950  
 
 
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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