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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
411 PM MST FRI JAN 17 2020

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...THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2019...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 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             107   07/12/1954
                        07/09/1954
 LOW              -34   02/11/1899
HIGHEST            93   09/15                        102  06/14
LOWEST            -14   02/08                        -18  01/01
                        02/07
AVG. MAXIMUM     54.2              58.7    -4.5     56.8
AVG. MINIMUM     35.2              37.4    -2.2     36.1
MEAN             44.7              48.0    -3.3     46.4
DAYS MAX >= 90      7                                 12
DAYS MAX <= 32     62                                 52
DAYS MIN <= 32    162                                165
DAYS MIN <= 0      21                                 15

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        28.89   1962
 MINIMUM         7.51   1936
TOTALS          31.73R            19.79   11.94    27.40
DAILY AVG.       0.09              0.05    0.04     0.08
DAYS >= .01       136                                125
DAYS >= .10        68                                 60
DAYS >= .50        17                                 17
DAYS >= 1.00        5                                  5
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.58   05/27 TO 05/28              1.87

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           93.8   2009
 24 HR TOTAL       MM
TOTALS           91.2              49.3    41.9     83.6
SINCE 7/1        36.6              13.8    22.8     25.6
DAYS >= 1.0        28              13.9    14.1       23
GREATEST
 24 HR TOTAL     15.7   11/29 TO 11/30

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    7720              6860     860     7241
COOLING TOTAL     469               664    -195      624

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     MM
 LATEST       MM
EARLIEST                        MM
LATEST                          MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    49/330    DATE  03/14
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    70/320    DATE  07/31


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             37     MIXED PRECIP               5
HEAVY RAIN               13     RAIN                      26
LIGHT RAIN              112     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          8     HAIL                       9
HEAVY SNOW                4     SNOW                      14
LIGHT SNOW               90     SLEET                      7
FOG                      46     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     21
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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