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CDUS43 KUNR 100832  
CLIRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
232 AM MDT FRI OCT 10 2008  
 
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..THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 9 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 49 153 PM 92 2003 66 -17 73  
MINIMUM 36 1159 PM 21 1993 38 -2 42  
AVERAGE 43 52 -9 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.03 2.49 1982 0.05 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.12 0.39 -0.27 0.21  
SINCE SEP 1 0.99 1.49 -0.50 1.04  
SINCE JAN 1 17.85 14.64 3.21 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 22 14 8 7  
MONTH TO DATE 92 110 -18 84  
SINCE SEP 1 291 300 -9 228  
SINCE JUL 1 315 337 -22 246  
 
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE 0 PERCENT  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 1100 PM  
LOWEST 45 300 AM  
AVERAGE 65  
 
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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 88 1955  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 20 1985  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 10 2008.......SUNRISE 701 AM MDT SUNSET 616 PM MDT  
OCTOBER 11 2008.......SUNRISE 703 AM MDT SUNSET 614 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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