Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
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CLARAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1005 AM MST THU JAN 02 2025
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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2025
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 -31 02/02/1996
HIGHEST 107 07/25 103 09/02
LOWEST -23 01/14 -24 01/30
AVG. MAXIMUM 64.6 59.6 5.0 61.2
AVG. MINIMUM 36.0 33.7 2.3 34.1
MEAN 50.3 46.7 3.6 47.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 58 26
DAYS MAX <= 32 34 29
DAYS MIN <= 32 163 181
DAYS MIN <= 0 10 7
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 27.89 2019
MINIMUM 9.12 1974
TOTALS 13.34 17.44 -4.10 19.63
DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.05 -0.01 0.05
DAYS >= .01 79 90
DAYS >= .10 38 42
DAYS >= .50 5 11
DAYS >= 1.00 2 3
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.03 04/06 TO 04/07 2.38 05/11 TO 05/12
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 6188 7252 -1064 6775
COOLING TOTAL 932 607 325 555
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST MM
LATEST MM
EARLIEST 10/15
LATEST 05/04
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 47/350 DATE 04/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 63/320 DATE 09/30
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 58
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 48 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 15 RAIN 23
LIGHT RAIN 85 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 1
HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 7
LIGHT SNOW 35 SLEET 0
FOG 85 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 27
HAZE 35
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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