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CDUS43 KUNR 061831  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
1231 PM MDT MON OCT 6 2008  
 
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 6 2008  
 
VALID AS OF 1100 AM 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 64 1059 AM 94 1993 67 -3 61  
MINIMUM 45 1256 AM 15 2000 39 6 43  
AVERAGE 55 53 2 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.42 1962 0.04 -0.04 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.09 0.24 -0.15 0.02  
SINCE SEP 1 0.96 1.34 -0.38 0.85  
SINCE JAN 1 17.82 14.49 3.33 11.48  
 
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 10 13 -3 13  
MONTH TO DATE 41 70 -29 46  
SINCE SEP 1 240 260 -20 190  
SINCE JUL 1 264 297 -33 208  
 
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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 100 AM  
LOWEST 32 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 61  
 
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 89 2003  
1975  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 13 2000  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 6 2008.......SUNRISE 656 AM MDT SUNSET 623 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 7 2008.......SUNRISE 658 AM MDT SUNSET 621 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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