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CDUS43 KUNR 090834  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
233 AM MDT THU OCT 9 2008  
 
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 8 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 64 1253 PM 87 1980 66 -2 71  
MINIMUM 37 949 PM 16 1970 38 -1 36  
AVERAGE 51 52 -1 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.74 1982 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.09 0.34 -0.25 0.21  
SINCE SEP 1 0.96 1.44 -0.48 1.04  
SINCE JAN 1 17.82 14.59 3.23 11.67  
 
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 14 13 1 11  
MONTH TO DATE 70 96 -26 77  
SINCE SEP 1 269 286 -17 221  
SINCE JUL 1 293 323 -30 239  
 
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 43 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 55 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.8  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 100 PERCENT  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 52 1000 PM  
LOWEST 17 200 PM  
AVERAGE 35  
 
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 92 2003  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 21 1993  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 9 2008.......SUNRISE 700 AM MDT SUNSET 618 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 10 2008.......SUNRISE 701 AM MDT SUNSET 616 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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