Climatological Report (Annual) Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
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CXUS53 KUNR 011629
CLARAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
929 AM MST MON JAN 01 2024
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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 111 07/15/2006
LOW -31 02/02/1996
HIGHEST 103 09/02 105 07/18
LOWEST -24 01/30 -18 12/21
12/22
AVG. MAXIMUM 61.2 59.6 1.6 60.8
AVG. MINIMUM 34.1 33.7 0.4 31.8
MEAN 47.6 46.7 0.9 46.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 26 48
DAYS MAX <= 32 29 50
DAYS MIN <= 32 181 189
DAYS MIN <= 0 7 27
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 27.89 2019
MINIMUM 9.12 1974
TOTALS 19.63 17.44 2.19 16.10
DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.05 0.00 0.04
DAYS >= .01 90 88
DAYS >= .10 42 37
DAYS >= .50 11 11
DAYS >= 1.00 3 2
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.38 05/11 TO 05/12 2.07 08/25 TO 08/26
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 6775 7252 -477 7488
COOLING TOTAL 555 607 -52 814
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST MM
LATEST MM
EARLIEST 10/06
LATEST 05/02
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 49/330 DATE 10/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 72/340 DATE 12/26
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 65
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 54 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 22 RAIN 27
LIGHT RAIN 86 FREEZING RAIN 1
LT FREEZING RAIN 5 HAIL 3
HEAVY SNOW 5 SNOW 15
LIGHT SNOW 55 SLEET 0
FOG 111 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 24
HAZE 37
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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