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

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CXUS53 KUNR 032156
CLARAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
256 PM MST TUE JAN 03 2023

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2022...

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            111   07/15/2006
 LOW             -31   02/02/1996
HIGHEST          105   07/18                         107  07/27
LOWEST           -18   12/21                         -24  02/13
                       12/22
AVG. MAXIMUM    60.8               59.6     1.2     62.1
AVG. MINIMUM    31.8               33.7    -1.9     34.3
MEAN            46.3               46.7    -0.4     48.2
DAYS MAX >= 90    48                                  45
DAYS MAX <= 32    50                                  36
DAYS MIN <= 32   189                                 177
DAYS MIN <= 0     27                                  18

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       27.89   2019
 MINIMUM        9.12   1974
TOTALS         16.10              17.44   -1.34    16.37
DAILY AVG.      0.04               0.05   -0.01     0.04
DAYS >= .01       88                                  89
DAYS >= .10       37                                  32
DAYS >= .50       11                                   9
DAYS >= 1.00       2                                   5
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.07   08/25 TO 08/26               2.15  10/12 TO 10/13


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   7488               7252     236     6800
COOLING TOTAL    814                607     207      841

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     MM
 LATEST       MM
EARLIEST                        10/07
LATEST                          05/24
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    60/320    DATE  04/23
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    75/330    DATE  04/23
                                75/310          07/10

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     61

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             40     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               27     RAIN                      25
LIGHT RAIN               87     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          5     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                7     SNOW                      14
LIGHT SNOW               57     SLEET                      0
FOG                      97     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     21
HAZE                     27

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

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