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

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1047 AM MDT MON MAR 11 2013

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...THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2012 TO 2/28/2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              79   12/05/1939
 LOW              -34   02/11/1899
HIGHEST            66   12/02                         71  01/05
LOWEST             -2   01/30                         -8  02/11
                                                          01/19
                                                          01/18
AVG. MAXIMUM     38.6              37.5     1.1     40.5
AVG. MINIMUM     19.2              17.5     1.7     19.7
MEAN             28.9              27.5     1.4     30.1
DAYS MAX >= 90      0                                  0
DAYS MAX <= 32     28                                 20
DAYS MIN <= 32     81                                 81
DAYS MIN <= 0       6                                  6

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         3.06   1952
 MINIMUM         0.27   2001
TOTALS           0.91              1.09   -0.18     0.98
DAILY AVG.       0.01              0.01    0.00     0.01
DAYS >= .01        18                                 21
DAYS >= .10         2                                  2
DAYS >= .50         0                                  0
DAYS >= 1.00        0                                  0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.25   01/11 TO 01/11              0.14

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           40.0   1970
TOTALS           16.9              18.1    -1.2     10.9
SINCE 7/1        21.7              26.7    -5.0     22.5
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                 2      -2        0
DAYS >= 1.0         7               5.8     1.2        4
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         4   01/13                          2  02/29
                        01/12                             12/02
                                                          12/01
 24 HR TOTAL      3.7   01/11 TO 01/11               2.1

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    3234              3374    -140     3150
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    40/320    DATE  02/02
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    59/340    DATE  02/10

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     63

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                3     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       5
LIGHT SNOW               33     SLEET                      1
FOG                       2     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
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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