Climatological Report (Annual) Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
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CXUS53 KUNR 011629
CLAUNR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
929 AM MST MON JAN 01 2024
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...THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 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 107 07/12/1954
07/09/1954
LOW -34 02/11/1899
HIGHEST 101 08/18 105 07/18
08/30
09/02
LOWEST -15 02/24 -18 12/21
12/22
AVG. MAXIMUM 60.3 58.7 1.6 60.2
AVG. MINIMUM 39.3 37.3 2.0 37.0
MEAN 49.8 48.0 1.8 48.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 20 45
DAYS MAX <= 32 31 48
DAYS MIN <= 32 147 152
DAYS MIN <= 0 7 19
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 31.73 2019
MINIMUM 7.51 1936
TOTALS 23.10 20.02 3.08 16.26
DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.05 0.01 0.04
DAYS >= .01 106 88
DAYS >= .10 47 39
DAYS >= .50 12 5
DAYS >= 1.00 4 3
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.63 10/12 TO 10/12 2.22
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 93.8 2009
24 HR TOTAL 9.1 03/14/2021 TO 03/15/2021
04/01/2020 TO 04/02/2020
TOTALS 64.3 53.7 10.6 31.7
SINCE 7/1 4.9 16.6 -11.7 MM
DAYS >= 1.0 18 15.7 2.3 9
GREATEST
24 HR TOTAL 11.8R 0MM03 TO 04/04 7.3
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 6196 6845 -649 6878
COOLING TOTAL 767 680 87 1043
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST MM
LATEST MM
EARLIEST 10/15
LATEST 04/25
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 40/330 DATE 02/14
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 61/340 DATE 12/25
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 48 MIXED PRECIP 2
HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 17
LIGHT RAIN 96 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 12
HEAVY SNOW 5 SNOW 9
LIGHT SNOW 55 SLEET 1
FOG 12 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 6
HAZE 3
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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