Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
000 CXUS53 KUNR 012252 CLSRAP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 452 PM MDT THU JUN 01 2023 ................................... ...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 3/1/2023 TO 5/31/2023... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2023 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 98 05/27/1969 LOW -21 03/08/1996 HIGHEST 87 04/11 93 05/27 LOWEST 6 03/12 -6 03/10 AVG. MAXIMUM 55.5 57.1 -1.6 56.2 AVG. MINIMUM 29.5 31.8 -2.3 28.6 MEAN 42.5 44.5 -2.0 42.4 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 1 DAYS MAX <= 32 11 11 DAYS MIN <= 32 54 58 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 1 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 11.20 1946 MINIMUM 1.95 1979 TOTALS 7.93 6.44 1.49 4.41 DAILY AVG. 0.09 0.07 0.02 0.05 DAYS >= .01 29 26 DAYS >= .10 16 11 DAYS >= .50 5 3 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.38 05/11 TO 05/12 0.87 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 2058 1900 158 2064 COOLING TOTAL 9 12 -3 6 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 46/330 DATE 03/15 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 58/330 DATE 03/15 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 67 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 9 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 9 RAIN 8 LIGHT RAIN 14 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 3 SNOW 10 LIGHT SNOW 25 SLEET 0 FOG 34 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 8 HAZE 11 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$