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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