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

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
921 AM MDT THU AUG 01 2024

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            111   07/15/2006
 LOW              39   07/13/1987
HIGHEST          107   07/25                          99  07/26
LOWEST            47   07/05                          46  07/05
AVG. MAXIMUM    92.4               86.4     6.0     84.9
AVG. MINIMUM    58.0               58.5    -0.5     56.0
MEAN            75.2               72.4     2.8     70.5
DAYS MAX >= 90    22                                   9
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                                   0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                                   0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                                   0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        6.37   2019
 MINIMUM        0.38   1988
TOTALS          0.93               2.28   -1.35     1.47
DAILY AVG.      0.03               0.07   -0.04     0.05
DAYS >= .01        9                                  12
DAYS >= .10        4                                   3
DAYS >= .50        0                                   1
DAYS >= 1.00       0                                   0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.29   07/12 TO 07/13               0.93
                       07/13 TO 07/14


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      4                 13      -9       25
 SINCE 7/1         4                  7      -3       MM
COOLING TOTAL    326                244      82      204
 SINCE 1/1       450                337     113       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/330    DATE  07/03
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    52/330    DATE  07/03

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     53

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             14     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               14     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       1     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      9

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

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