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CLIRAP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
239 AM MDT WED MAY 22 2013


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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         52   1256 PM  92    1966  69    -17       86
                                      1954
  MINIMUM         42    604 AM  29    1963  44     -2       47
  AVERAGE         47                        56     -9       67

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.08          2.80 1999   0.11  -0.03     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.98                      2.13  -1.15     1.33
  SINCE MAR 1      4.83                      4.86  -0.03     4.46
  SINCE JAN 1      5.44                      5.60  -0.16     5.15

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.1   -1.1      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     56.3                      17.7   38.6      0.1
  SINCE JUL 1     76.7                      41.1   35.6     24.7
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       18                         9      9        0
  MONTH TO DATE  246                       250     -4      172
  SINCE MAR 1   2056                      1769    287     1143
  SINCE JUL 1   7045                      6979     66     6004

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        2
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         0      5       12
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         2      3       21
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         2      3       21
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    22.7


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           500 AM
 LOWEST     68           100 PM
 AVERAGE    82

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        91      2012
                                             2006
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        28      1963


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 22 2013...........SUNRISE   519 AM MDT   SUNSET   819 PM MDT
MAY 23 2013...........SUNRISE   518 AM MDT   SUNSET   820 PM MDT


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




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