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

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CLSRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1043 AM MST MON DEC 04 2023

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
9/1/2023 TO 11/30/2023...

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            104   09/05/2020
                       09/06/1978
                       09/04/1960
 LOW             -19   11/14/1959
HIGHEST          103   09/02                          98  09/01
                                                          09/04
LOWEST             5   10/27                          -9  11/18
AVG. MAXIMUM    64.4               61.3     3.1     63.0
AVG. MINIMUM    35.4               34.0     1.4     33.0
MEAN            49.9               47.6     2.3     48.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     5                                   8
DAYS MAX <= 32     5                                   9
DAYS MIN <= 32    37                                  42
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                                   3

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        8.23   1998
 MINIMUM        0.37   1952
TOTALS          3.86               3.10    0.76     1.05
DAILY AVG.      0.04               0.03    0.01     0.01
DAYS >= .01       20                                  14
DAYS >= .10        7                                   5
DAYS >= .50        2                                   0
DAYS >= 1.00       1                                   0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.99   10/11 TO 10/12               0.26


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1440               1646    -206     1632
COOLING TOTAL     80                 66      14      110
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    49/330    DATE  10/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    64/320    DATE  10/17

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     62

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              9     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                5     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               26     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                7     SLEET                      0
FOG                      23     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      8

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

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