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

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
914 AM MDT MON JUN 3 2013

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 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              98   05/27/1969
 LOW               18   05/01/1950
HIGHEST            90   05/13                         91  05/22
                                                          05/16
LOWEST             25   05/04                         30  05/12
                        05/03
                        05/02
AVG. MAXIMUM     68.9              67.8     1.1     70.3
AVG. MINIMUM     41.5              42.1    -0.6     41.5
MEAN             55.2              55.0     0.2     55.9
DAYS MAX >= 90      1                                  2
DAYS MAX <= 32      0                                  0
DAYS MIN <= 32      7                                  1
DAYS MIN <= 0       0                                  0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         8.18   1996
 MINIMUM         0.33   1966
TOTALS           3.16              3.22   -0.06     2.12
DAILY AVG.       0.10              0.10    0.00     0.07
DAYS >= .01        11                                 10
DAYS >= .10         5                                  5
DAYS >= .50         1                                  2
DAYS >= 1.00        1                                  0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.77   05/29 TO 05/30              0.70

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           19.2   1892
TOTALS            0.0               1.1    -1.1      0.0
SINCE 7/1        76.7              41.1    35.6     24.7
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.2    -0.2        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   05/31 TO 05/31               0.0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     305               325     -20      294
 SINCE 7/1       7104              7054      50     6126
COOLING TOTAL       8                13      -5       18
 SINCE 1/1          8                15      -7       27
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    48/360    DATE  05/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    56/320    DATE  05/20

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     60

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               15     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      12     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                      5

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

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