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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1008 AM MDT SAT JUN 8 2019

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...THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
3/1/2019 TO 5/31/2019...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2019

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              99   05/27/1969
 LOW              -17   03/03/1891
HIGHEST            85   05/15                         88  05/26
LOWEST            -12   03/03                         10  04/07
                                                          04/04
                                                          04/06
AVG. MAXIMUM     50.1              56.2    -6.1     55.1
AVG. MINIMUM     32.1              34.6    -2.5     34.3
MEAN             41.1              45.4    -4.3     44.7
DAYS MAX >= 90      0                                  0
DAYS MAX <= 32      9                                 12
DAYS MIN <= 32     44                                 45
DAYS MIN <= 0       3                                  0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        12.99   1920
 MINIMUM         2.12   1936
TOTALS          12.17              7.28    4.89     8.75
DAILY AVG.       0.13              0.08    0.05     0.10
DAYS >= .01        46                                 38
DAYS >= .10        24                                 18
DAYS >= .50         6                                  5
DAYS >= 1.00        2                                  1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.58   05/27 TO 05/28              1.79

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           65.5   1950
TOTALS           35.0              22.6    12.4     34.3
SINCE 7/1        80.2              49.3    30.9     66.4
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      1                MM      MM        1
DAYS >= 1.0        11               5.5     5.5        7
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         7   04/12                          8  03/17
                        04/11
 24 HR TOTAL      6.4   04/30 TO 05/01              10.5

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    2189              1818     371     1892
COOLING TOTAL       4                17     -13       53
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    49/330    DATE  03/14
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    70/320    DATE  03/14

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     69

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              5     MIXED PRECIP               2
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       8
LIGHT RAIN               43     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          3     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                3     SNOW                       6
LIGHT SNOW               30     SLEET                      5
FOG                      10     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      6
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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