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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1036 PM MST WED DEC 09 2020

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...THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
9/1/2020 TO 11/30/2020...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2020

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            103   09/04/1960
                       09/02/1960
 LOW             -15   11/14/1959
HIGHEST          102   09/05                          93  09/15
LOWEST             4   10/26                          -2  11/12
AVG. MAXIMUM    61.5               59.2     2.3     56.5
AVG. MINIMUM    38.2               38.3    -0.1     35.9
MEAN            49.9               48.7     1.2     46.2
DAYS MAX >= 90     4                                   4
DAYS MAX <= 32     9                                  12
DAYS MIN <= 32    36                                  36
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                                   1

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        9.93   1998
 MINIMUM        0.34   1952
TOTALS          2.35               3.79   -1.44     5.44
DAILY AVG.      0.02               0.04   -0.02     0.06
DAYS >= .01       18                                  29
DAYS >= .10        5                                  16
DAYS >= .50        1                                   4
DAYS >= 1.00       0                                   0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.08   09/07 TO 09/08               1.06

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          33.8   2019
TOTALS          14.0                8.6     5.4     33.8
SINCE 7/1       14.0                8.6     5.4       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     1                                   0
DAYS >= 1.0        6                2.6     3.4        9
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        7   10/25                          11  11/30
                       10/26
 24 HR TOTAL     6.2   10/24 TO 10/25               15.7

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1448               1549    -101     1775
COOLING TOTAL     90                 70      20       80
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    40/350    DATE  10/14
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    62/320    DATE  10/14

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     56

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               1
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN               16     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW               12     SLEET                      3
FOG                       4     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
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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