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

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
910 PM MST WED MAR 4 2020

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2019 TO 2/29/2020...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2020

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   02/01                         63  02/02
LOWEST             -6   01/15                        -19  02/07
AVG. MAXIMUM     38.9              37.8     1.1     31.0
AVG. MINIMUM     16.1              13.6     2.5     10.5
MEAN             27.5              25.7     1.8     20.7
DAYS MAX >= 90      0                                  0
DAYS MAX <= 32     24                                 43
DAYS MIN <= 32     90                                 89
DAYS MIN <= 0       5                                 23

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         3.29   1953
 MINIMUM         0.25   2002
TOTALS           1.43              1.16    0.27     2.42
DAILY AVG.       0.02              0.01    0.01     0.03
DAYS >= .01        22                                 21
DAYS >= .10         8                                 10
DAYS >= .50         0                                  1
DAYS >= 1.00        0                                  0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.25   MM                          0.52

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    3386              3535    -149     3928
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    51/350    DATE  01/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    67/350    DATE  01/17

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     68

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                6     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                2     SNOW                       7
LIGHT SNOW               30     SLEET                      0
FOG                      37     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      9
HAZE                      4

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

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