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CDUS43 KUNR 071837  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
1237 PM MDT TUE OCT 7 2008  
 
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 7 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 67 1059 AM 89 2003 66 1 55  
1975  
MINIMUM 31 619 AM 13 2000 38 -7 35  
AVERAGE 49 52 -3 45  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.48 1949 0.05 -0.05 0.19  
MONTH TO DATE 0.09 0.29 -0.20 0.21  
SINCE SEP 1 0.96 1.39 -0.43 1.04  
SINCE JAN 1 17.82 14.54 3.28 11.67  
 
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 16 13 3 20  
MONTH TO DATE 60 83 -23 66  
SINCE SEP 1 259 273 -14 210  
SINCE JUL 1 283 310 -27 228  
 
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 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5  
 
 
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 69 500 AM  
LOWEST 26 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 48  
 
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 87 1980  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 16 1970  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 7 2008.......SUNRISE 658 AM MDT SUNSET 621 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 8 2008.......SUNRISE 659 AM MDT SUNSET 620 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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