343  
CXUS53 KUNR 071817  
CLSRAP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
1117 AM MST THU MAR 07 2024  
   
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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM  
12/1/2023 TO 2/29/2024...  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S  
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
RECORD  
HIGH 76 01/12/1987  
LOW -31 02/02/1996  
HIGHEST 69 02/26 65 02/13  
LOWEST -23 01/14 -24 01/30  
AVG. MAXIMUM 42.8 37.1 5.7 37.1  
AVG. MINIMUM 17.3 13.5 3.8 12.1  
MEAN 30.0 25.3 4.7 24.6  
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0  
DAYS MAX <= 32 20 27  
DAYS MIN <= 32 88 90  
DAYS MIN <= 0 10 16  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 3.29 1953  
MINIMUM 0.25 2002  
TOTALS 1.15 1.16 -0.01 1.95  
DAILY AVG. 0.01 NAN NAN 0.02  
DAYS >= .01 11 18  
DAYS >= .10 4 9  
DAYS >= .50 0 0  
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 0.43 02/03 TO 02/04 0.39  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 3156 3573 -417 3617  
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 49/330 DATE 12/26  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 72/340 DATE 12/26  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 65  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1  
LIGHT RAIN 5 FREEZING RAIN 0  
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0  
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 3  
LIGHT SNOW 18 SLEET 0  
FOG 28 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 18  
HAZE 8  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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