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CDUS43 KUNR 040037
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
636 PM MDT FRI OCT 3 2008
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 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 74 405 PM 90 1963 68 6 83
MINIMUM 39 312 AM 25 1968 40 -1 37
AVERAGE 57 54 3 60
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.66 1983 0.04 -0.04 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.12 -0.12 T
SINCE SEP 1 0.87 1.22 -0.35 0.83
SINCE JAN 1 17.73 14.37 3.36 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 5
MONTH TO DATE 24 33 -9 17
SINCE SEP 1 223 223 0 161
SINCE JUL 1 247 260 -13 179
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 0
SINCE SEP 1 26 62 -36 109
SINCE JAN 1 482 598 -116 1083
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.1
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 85 600 AM
LOWEST 33 200 PM
AVERAGE 59
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 94 1963
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 28 1999
1991
1950
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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