624  
CDUS43 KUNR 040852  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
251 AM MDT SAT OCT 4 2008  
 
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 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 74 405 PM 90 1963 68 6 83  
MINIMUM 39 312 AM 25 1968 40 -1 37  
AVERAGE 57 54 3 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
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 5  
MONTH TO DATE 24 33 -9 17  
SINCE SEP 1 223 223 0 161  
SINCE JUL 1 247 260 -13 179  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 6.1  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 88 PERCENT  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 94 1963  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 28 1999  
1991  
1950  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 4 2008.......SUNRISE 654 AM MDT SUNSET 627 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 5 2008.......SUNRISE 655 AM MDT SUNSET 625 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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