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CDUS43 KUNR 060038
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
638 PM MDT SUN OCT 5 2008
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 5 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 71 235 PM 94 1947 67 4 72
MINIMUM 53 513 AM 19 1952 39 14 42
AVERAGE 62 53 9 57
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 0.71 1972 0.04 -0.04 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 0.07 0.20 -0.13 0.01
SINCE SEP 1 0.94 1.30 -0.36 0.84
SINCE JAN 1 17.80 14.45 3.35 11.47
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 3 12 -9 8
MONTH TO DATE 27 57 -30 33
SINCE SEP 1 226 247 -21 177
SINCE JUL 1 250 284 -34 195
COOLING
TODAY 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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 48 PERCENT
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 300 AM
LOWEST 49 300 PM
AVERAGE 75
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 94 1993
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 15 2000
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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