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CLIRAP


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1231 PM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013


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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2013...
VALID AS OF 1100 AM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         72   1014 AM  92    1992  68      4       79
  MINIMUM         52    330 AM  29    1943  43      9       53
  AVERAGE         62                        56      6       66

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.79 1962   0.11  -0.11     0.55
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      1.80  -1.73     1.18
  SINCE MAR 1      3.92                      4.53  -0.61     4.31
  SINCE JAN 1      4.53                      5.27  -0.74     5.00

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.0   -1.0      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     56.3                      17.6   38.7      0.1
  SINCE JUL 1     76.7                      41.0   35.7     24.7
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            3                        10     -7        0
  MONTH TO DATE  205                       222    -17      148
  SINCE MAR 1   2015                      1741    274     1119
  SINCE JUL 1   7004                      6951     53     5980

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        1
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         0      5       10
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         2      3       19
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         2      3       19
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    89           400 AM
 LOWEST     57          1000 AM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        94      2009
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        31      1968
                                             1966


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2013...........SUNRISE   523 AM MDT   SUNSET   815 PM MDT
MAY 19 2013...........SUNRISE   522 AM MDT   SUNSET   816 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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