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

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
146 PM MST SAT MAR 06 2021

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...THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2020 TO 2/28/2021...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2021

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             79   12/05/1939
 LOW             -34   02/11/1899
HIGHEST           70   12/08                          68  02/01
                       12/09
LOWEST           -16   02/14                          -3  01/15
                       02/15
                                                          01/14
AVG. MAXIMUM    36.6               37.5    -0.9     39.8
AVG. MINIMUM    18.8               17.5     1.3     20.8
MEAN            27.7               27.5     0.2     30.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                                   0
DAYS MAX <= 32    27                                  22
DAYS MIN <= 32    77                                  81
DAYS MIN <= 0     11                                   5

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        3.06   1952
 MINIMUM        0.27   2001
TOTALS          0.91               1.09   -0.18     1.77
DAILY AVG.      0.01               0.01   -0.00     0.02
DAYS >= .01       20                                  19
DAYS >= .10        3                                   5
DAYS >= .50        0                                   0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                                   0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.26   02/27 TO 02/27               0.49

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          40.0   1970
TOTALS          17.1               18.1    -1.0     26.9
SINCE 7/1       31.1               26.7     4.4       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     1                                   1
DAYS >= 1.0        7                5.8     1.2       MM
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        4   02/21                          11  12/01
                       02/27
                       02/28
 24 HR TOTAL     3.6   02/27 TO 02/27                5.8

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   3294               3374     -80     3130
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    53/320    DATE  01/14
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    77/320    DATE  01/14

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     68

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                4     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW               44     SLEET                      0
FOG                       7     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
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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