Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD

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CLSRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1047 AM MDT MON MAR 11 2013

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2012 TO 2/28/2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2013

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            65   12/02                         73  01/05
LOWEST             -7   12/28                         -8  02/11
                        12/25
                        12/26
AVG. MAXIMUM     39.0              37.8     1.2     41.6
AVG. MINIMUM     13.5              13.6    -0.1     14.9
MEAN             26.2              25.7     0.5     28.2
DAYS MAX >= 90      0                                  0
DAYS MAX <= 32     27                                 20
DAYS MIN <= 32     89                                 91
DAYS MIN <= 0      11                                  8

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         3.29   1953
 MINIMUM         0.25   2002
TOTALS           0.86              1.16   -0.30     0.98
DAILY AVG.       0.01              0.01    0.00     0.01
DAYS >= .01        15                                 20
DAYS >= .10         4                                  3
DAYS >= .50         0                                  0
DAYS >= 1.00        0                                  0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.18   01/11 TO 01/11              0.17

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           36.7   1971
TOTALS           16.1              15.6     0.5     10.0
SINCE 7/1        20.4              23.4    -3.0     24.6
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                 2      -2        0
DAYS >= 1.0         7               5.6     1.4        2
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         3   01/16                          2  02/29
                        01/15
                        01/14
 24 HR TOTAL      3.2   01/11 TO 01/11               1.7

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    3478              3535     -57     3319
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    47/340    DATE  12/03
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    60/340    DATE  12/03

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     64

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                2     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW               32     SLEET                      0
FOG                      27     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                     10

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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