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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
937 AM MDT WED SEP 01 2021

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...THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
6/1/2021 TO 8/31/2021...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2021

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              31   06/03/1998
                       06/02/1951
                       06/01/1951
HIGHEST          106   07/27                         102  08/23
LOWEST            50   08/21                          48  08/31
AVG. MAXIMUM    87.9               81.3     6.6     84.8
AVG. MINIMUM    62.6               58.7     3.9     60.5
MEAN            75.2               70.0     5.2     72.6
DAYS MAX >= 90    41                                  28
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                                   0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                                   0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                                   0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       14.97   1905
 MINIMUM        2.18   1936
TOTALS          4.42               8.12   -3.70     6.85
DAILY AVG.      0.05               0.09   -0.04     0.08
DAYS >= .01       29                                  34
DAYS >= .10       12                                  18
DAYS >= .50        2                                   3
DAYS >= 1.00       0                                   0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.73                                0.87

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           3.0   1969
TOTALS           0.0                0.1    -0.1      0.0
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.0     0.0       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                   0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL     0.0                                 0.0

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      5                112    -107       33
COOLING TOTAL    967                577     390      761
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    47/190    DATE  06/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    63/180    DATE  06/10

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     51

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             26     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       9
LIGHT RAIN               37     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       1     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      2

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

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