436  
CDUS43 KUNR 050837  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
236 AM MDT SUN OCT 5 2008  
 
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 4 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 79 136 PM 94 1963 68 11 70  
MINIMUM 51 532 AM 28 1999 39 12 43  
1991  
1950  
AVERAGE 65 54 11 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.07 1.67 1998 0.04 0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.07 0.16 -0.09 T  
SINCE SEP 1 0.94 1.26 -0.32 0.83  
SINCE JAN 1 17.80 14.41 3.39 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 0 12 -12 8  
MONTH TO DATE 24 45 -21 25  
SINCE SEP 1 223 235 -12 169  
SINCE JUL 1 247 272 -25 187  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 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 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.8  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 500 AM  
LOWEST 32 300 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
 
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 94 1947  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 19 1952  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 5 2008.......SUNRISE 655 AM MDT SUNSET 625 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 6 2008.......SUNRISE 656 AM MDT SUNSET 623 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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