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

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CLSRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1048 AM MST WED DEC 01 2021

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
9/1/2021 TO 11/30/2021...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2021

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            104   09/05/2020
                       09/06/1978
                       09/04/1960
 LOW             -19   11/14/1959
HIGHEST           96   09/06                         104  09/05
                       09/18
LOWEST             9   11/18                          -7  10/26
AVG. MAXIMUM    67.1               61.3     5.8     62.4
AVG. MINIMUM    37.3               34.0     3.3     31.9
MEAN            52.2               47.6     4.6     47.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     8                                   4
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                                   7
DAYS MIN <= 32    35                                  46
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                                   1

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        8.23   1998
 MINIMUM        0.37   1952
TOTALS          3.66               3.10    0.56     2.20
DAILY AVG.      0.04               0.03    0.01     0.02
DAYS >= .01       19                                  17
DAYS >= .10        8                                   4
DAYS >= .50        2                                   1
DAYS >= 1.00       1                                   0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.15                                0.96


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1245               1646    -401     1644
COOLING TOTAL     98                 66      32       44
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    52/330    DATE  09/19
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    68/320    DATE  09/19

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     57

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              3     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN               27     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                5     SLEET                      0
FOG                      15     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                      8

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

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