Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
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CXUS53 KUNR 011448
CLMUNR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
848 AM MDT MON APR 01 2024
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...THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 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 85 03/22/1910
LOW -17 03/03/1891
HIGHEST 65 03/02 65 03/15
03/19
LOWEST 6 03/26 8 03/18
AVG. MAXIMUM 46.3 47.4 -1.1 36.3
AVG. MINIMUM 25.4 25.6 -0.2 18.1
MEAN 35.8 36.5 -0.7 27.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 6 10
DAYS MIN <= 32 24 31
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 3.34 1902
MINIMUM 0.09 2012
TOTALS 0.98 0.94 0.04 1.67
DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.03 -0.00 0.05
DAYS >= .01 6 15
DAYS >= .10 2 5
DAYS >= .50 1 1
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.55 03/31 TO 03/31 0.52
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 33.5 1950
TOTALS 10.3 10.4 -0.1 24.2
SINCE 7/1 23.4 41.4 -18.0 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 1
DAYS >= 1.0 3 3.0 0.0 7
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 4 03/25 5 03/06
03/31
03/07
03/09
24 HR TOTAL MM MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 897 884 13 1164
SINCE 7/1 5211 5819 -608 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/360 DATE 03/14
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 46/270 DATE 03/03
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 61
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 3 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 2
LIGHT SNOW 8 SLEET 1
FOG 2 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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