Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
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CXUS53 KUNR 011526
CLMUNR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
926 AM MDT SAT APR 01 2023
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...THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 85 03/22/1910
LOW -17 03/03/1891
HIGHEST 65 03/15 71 03/20
LOWEST 8 03/18 2 03/10
AVG. MAXIMUM 36.3 47.4 -11.1 47.7
AVG. MINIMUM 18.1 25.6 -7.5 25.5
MEAN 27.2 36.5 -9.3 36.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 10 9
DAYS MIN <= 32 31 21
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 3.34 1902
MINIMUM 0.09 2012
TOTALS 1.67 0.94 0.73 0.30
DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.03 0.02 0.01
DAYS >= .01 15 3
DAYS >= .10 5 1
DAYS >= .50 1 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.52 03/31 TO 03/31 0.21
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 33.5 1950
TOTALS 24.2 10.4 13.8 4.2
SINCE 7/1 64.4 41.4 23.0 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1 0
DAYS >= 1.0 7 3.0 4.0 1
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 5 03/06 4 03/05
03/07
03/09
24 HR TOTAL MM 4.2
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1164 884 280 872
SINCE 7/1 5928 5819 109 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/320 DATE 03/11
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 59/310 DATE 03/11
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 76
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 1 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 3
LIGHT SNOW 17 SLEET 0
FOG 3 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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