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CDUS43 KUNR 080036
CLIRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
636 PM MDT TUE OCT 7 2008
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 7 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 74 339 PM 89 2003 66 8 55
1975
MINIMUM 31 619 AM 13 2000 38 -7 35
AVERAGE 53 52 1 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 12 13 -1 20
MONTH TO DATE 56 83 -27 66
SINCE SEP 1 255 273 -18 210
SINCE JUL 1 279 310 -31 228
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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT
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 14 300 PM
AVERAGE 42
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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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