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

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CLSRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1039 AM MST THU DEC 01 2022

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
9/1/2022 TO 11/30/2022...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2022

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            104   09/05/2020
                       09/06/1978
                       09/04/1960
 LOW             -19   11/14/1959
HIGHEST           98   09/01                          96  09/06
                       09/04
                                                          09/18
LOWEST            -9   11/18                           9  11/18
AVG. MAXIMUM    63.0               61.3     1.7     67.1
AVG. MINIMUM    33.0               34.0    -1.0     37.3
MEAN            48.0               47.6     0.4     52.2
DAYS MAX >= 90     8                                   8
DAYS MAX <= 32     9                                   0
DAYS MIN <= 32    42                                  35
DAYS MIN <= 0      3                                   0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        8.23   1998
 MINIMUM        0.37   1952
TOTALS          1.05               3.10   -2.05     3.66
DAILY AVG.      0.01               0.03   -0.02     0.04
DAYS >= .01       14                                  19
DAYS >= .10        5                                   8
DAYS >= .50        0                                   2
DAYS >= 1.00       0                                   1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.26   10/03 TO 10/04               2.15


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1632               1646     -14     1245
COOLING TOTAL    110                 66      44       98
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    45/340    DATE  10/11
                                45/330          11/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    59/340    DATE  10/13

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     58

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              3     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN               14     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW                9     SLEET                      0
FOG                      19     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      6

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

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