Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
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CXUS53 KUNR 011448
CLMRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
848 AM MDT MON APR 01 2024
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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 84 03/15/2015
LOW -21 03/08/1996
HIGHEST 68 03/19 66 03/15
LOWEST 3 03/26 6 03/12
AVG. MAXIMUM 48.8 48.2 0.6 37.7
AVG. MINIMUM 22.3 22.6 -0.3 15.9
MEAN 35.5 35.4 0.1 26.8
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 5 9
DAYS MIN <= 32 28 31
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 3.02 1945
MINIMUM 0.05 2012
TOTALS 0.78 0.91 -0.13 1.52
DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.03 0.00 0.05
DAYS >= .01 6 14
DAYS >= .10 3 5
DAYS >= .50 0 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.44 03/31 TO 03/31 0.48
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 905 918 -13 1177
SINCE 7/1 5543 6175 -632 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/360 DATE 03/14
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 48/360 DATE 03/14
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 60
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 2 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 2
LIGHT SNOW 8 SLEET 0
FOG 6 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
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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