730  
CDUS43 KUNR 021845  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
1244 PM MDT THU OCT 2 2008  
 
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2 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 71 1059 AM 91 1997 69 2 67  
MINIMUM 37 536 AM 27 1950 40 -3 38  
AVERAGE 54 54 0 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.07 1986 0.04 -0.04 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.08 -0.08 T  
SINCE SEP 1 0.87 1.18 -0.31 0.83  
SINCE JAN 1 17.73 14.33 3.40 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 12  
MONTH TO DATE 19 22 -3 12  
SINCE SEP 1 218 212 6 156  
SINCE JUL 1 242 249 -7 174  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 0  
SINCE SEP 1 26 61 -35 109  
SINCE JAN 1 482 597 -115 1083    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.0  
 
 
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 85 200 AM  
LOWEST 34 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 60  
 
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 90 1963  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 25 1968  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 2 2008.......SUNRISE 652 AM MDT SUNSET 630 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 3 2008.......SUNRISE 653 AM MDT SUNSET 629 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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