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CDUS43 KUNR 030834  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
233 AM MDT FRI OCT 3 2008  
 
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2 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 77 316 PM 91 1997 69 8 67  
MINIMUM 37 536 AM 27 1950 40 -3 38  
AVERAGE 57 54 3 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 8 11 -3 12  
MONTH TO DATE 16 22 -6 12  
SINCE SEP 1 215 212 3 156  
SINCE JUL 1 239 249 -10 174  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 200 AM  
LOWEST 22 300 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
 
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 90 1963  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 25 1968  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 3 2008.......SUNRISE 653 AM MDT SUNSET 629 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 4 2008.......SUNRISE 654 AM MDT SUNSET 627 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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