Climatological Report (Seasonal) Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
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CDUS43 KUNR 111650
CLSRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1047 AM MDT MON MAR 11 2013
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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2012 TO 2/28/2013...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 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 76 01/12/1987
LOW -31 02/02/1996
HIGHEST 65 12/02 73 01/05
LOWEST -7 12/28 -8 02/11
12/25
12/26
AVG. MAXIMUM 39.0 37.8 1.2 41.6
AVG. MINIMUM 13.5 13.6 -0.1 14.9
MEAN 26.2 25.7 0.5 28.2
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 27 20
DAYS MIN <= 32 89 91
DAYS MIN <= 0 11 8
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 3.29 1953
MINIMUM 0.25 2002
TOTALS 0.86 1.16 -0.30 0.98
DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.01
DAYS >= .01 15 20
DAYS >= .10 4 3
DAYS >= .50 0 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.18 01/11 TO 01/11 0.17
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 36.7 1971
TOTALS 16.1 15.6 0.5 10.0
SINCE 7/1 20.4 23.4 -3.0 24.6
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 2 -2 0
DAYS >= 1.0 7 5.6 1.4 2
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 3 01/16 2 02/29
01/15
01/14
24 HR TOTAL 3.2 01/11 TO 01/11 1.7
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 3478 3535 -57 3319
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 47/340 DATE 12/03
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 60/340 DATE 12/03
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 64
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 2 SNOW 2
LIGHT SNOW 32 SLEET 0
FOG 27 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4
HAZE 10
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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