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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1001 AM MDT THU NOV 1 2012

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...THE GILLETTE AIRPORT WY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST            81   10/02                         91  10/01
LOWEST             15R  10/26                         18  10/26
AVG. MAXIMUM     56.5              58.7    -2.2     62.1
AVG. MINIMUM     31.7              31.8    -0.1     34.9
MEAN             44.1              45.3    -1.2     48.5
DAYS MAX >= 90      0                                  1
DAYS MAX <= 32      1                                  0
DAYS MIN <= 32     16                                 14
DAYS MIN <= 0       0                                  0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS           0.89              1.27   -0.38     1.05
DAILY AVG.       0.03              0.04   -0.01     0.03
DAYS >= .01         8                                  8
DAYS >= .10         3                                  5
DAYS >= .50         0                                  0
DAYS >= 1.00        0                                  0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.34   10/22 TO 10/23              0.33

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     639               614      25      523
 SINCE 7/1        797               909    -112      685
COOLING TOTAL       0                 2      -2       20
 SINCE 1/1        795               502     293      561
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    40/320    DATE  10/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    48/300    DATE  10/17

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     62

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                4     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                6     SLEET                      0
FOG                      11     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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