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

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CXUS53 KUNR 041729
CLMRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1029 AM MST MON DEC 04 2023

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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             96   10/02/2011
 LOW              -7   10/26/2020
HIGHEST           85   10/01                          81  10/20
LOWEST             5   10/27                          21  10/26
AVG. MAXIMUM    59.4               60.4    -1.0     64.6
AVG. MINIMUM    32.8               33.7    -0.9     34.9
MEAN            46.1               47.1    -1.0     49.8
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                                   0
DAYS MAX <= 32     4                                   0
DAYS MIN <= 32    12                                  13
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                                   0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        5.60   1998
 MINIMUM           T   1960
TOTALS          2.70               1.41    1.29     0.50
DAILY AVG.      0.09               0.05    0.04     0.02
DAYS >= .01        6                                   6
DAYS >= .10        2                                   2
DAYS >= .50        2                                   0
DAYS >= 1.00       1                                   0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.99                                0.26


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    581                560      21      464
 SINCE 7/1       711                773     -62       MM
COOLING TOTAL      4                  3       1        0
 SINCE 1/1       555                607     -52       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    49/330    DATE  10/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    64/320    DATE  10/17

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                4     SLEET                      0
FOG                      10     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      1

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

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