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CDUS43 KUNR 020038
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
637 PM MDT WED OCT 1 2008
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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 75 319 PM 94 2005 69 6 89
MINIMUM 38 551 AM 20 1985 40 -2 41
AVERAGE 57 55 2 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 8 11 -3 0
MONTH TO DATE 8 11 -3 0
SINCE SEP 1 207 201 6 144
SINCE JUL 1 231 238 -7 162
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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0
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 27 200 PM
AVERAGE 52
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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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