Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
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CXUS53 KUNR 011526
CLMRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
926 AM MDT SAT APR 01 2023
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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 84 03/15/2015
LOW -21 03/08/1996
HIGHEST 66 03/15 71 03/20
LOWEST 6 03/12 -6 03/10
AVG. MAXIMUM 37.7 48.2 -10.5 48.4
AVG. MINIMUM 15.9 22.6 -6.7 20.8
MEAN 26.8 35.4 -8.6 34.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 9 9
DAYS MIN <= 32 31 28
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 1
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 3.02 1945
MINIMUM 0.05 2012
TOTALS 1.52 0.91 0.61 0.25
DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.03 0.02 0.01
DAYS >= .01 14 3
DAYS >= .10 5 1
DAYS >= .50 0 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.48 03/30 TO 03/31 0.17
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1177 918 259 938
SINCE 7/1 6426 6175 251 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 46/330 DATE 03/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 58/330 DATE 03/15
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 75
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 1 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 8
LIGHT SNOW 19 SLEET 0
FOG 18 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 5
HAZE 2
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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