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CDUS43 KUNR 100036  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
635 PM MDT THU OCT 9 2008  
 
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 9 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 49 153 PM 92 2003 66 -17 73  
MINIMUM 42 633 AM 21 1993 38 4 42  
AVERAGE 46 52 -6 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 2.49 1982 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.09 0.39 -0.30 0.21  
SINCE SEP 1 0.96 1.49 -0.53 1.04  
SINCE JAN 1 17.82 14.64 3.18 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 19 14 5 7  
MONTH TO DATE 89 110 -21 84  
SINCE SEP 1 288 300 -12 228  
SINCE JUL 1 312 337 -25 246  
 
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 65 900 AM  
LOWEST 45 300 AM  
AVERAGE 55  
 
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 88 1955  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 20 1985  
 
 
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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