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

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CXUS53 KUNR 011629
CLARAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
929 AM MST MON JAN 01 2024

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 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            111   07/15/2006
 LOW             -31   02/02/1996
HIGHEST          103   09/02                         105  07/18
LOWEST           -24   01/30                         -18  12/21
                                                          12/22
AVG. MAXIMUM    61.2               59.6     1.6     60.8
AVG. MINIMUM    34.1               33.7     0.4     31.8
MEAN            47.6               46.7     0.9     46.3
DAYS MAX >= 90    26                                  48
DAYS MAX <= 32    29                                  50
DAYS MIN <= 32   181                                 189
DAYS MIN <= 0      7                                  27

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       27.89   2019
 MINIMUM        9.12   1974
TOTALS         19.63              17.44    2.19    16.10
DAILY AVG.      0.05               0.05    0.00     0.04
DAYS >= .01       90                                  88
DAYS >= .10       42                                  37
DAYS >= .50       11                                  11
DAYS >= 1.00       3                                   2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.38   05/11 TO 05/12               2.07  08/25 TO 08/26


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   6775               7252    -477     7488
COOLING TOTAL    555                607     -52      814

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     MM
 LATEST       MM
EARLIEST                        10/06
LATEST                          05/02
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    49/330    DATE  10/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    72/340    DATE  12/26

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     65

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             54     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               22     RAIN                      27
LIGHT RAIN               86     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          5     HAIL                       3
HEAVY SNOW                5     SNOW                      15
LIGHT SNOW               55     SLEET                      0
FOG                     111     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     24
HAZE                     37

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

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