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

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
947 PM MDT WED JUN 3 2020

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...THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
3/1/2020 TO 5/31/2020...

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              99   05/27/1969
 LOW              -17   03/03/1891
HIGHEST            84   05/31                         85  05/15
LOWEST              4   04/03                        -12  03/03
AVG. MAXIMUM     56.1              56.2    -0.1     50.1
AVG. MINIMUM     34.1              34.6    -0.5     32.1
MEAN             45.1              45.4    -0.3     41.1
DAYS MAX >= 90      0                                  0
DAYS MAX <= 32      7                                  9
DAYS MIN <= 32     44                                 44
DAYS MIN <= 0       0                                  3

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        12.99   1920
 MINIMUM         2.12   1936
TOTALS           5.05              7.28   -2.23    12.17
DAILY AVG.       0.05              0.08   -0.03     0.13
DAYS >= .01        37                                 46
DAYS >= .10        15                                 24
DAYS >= .50         2                                  6
DAYS >= 1.00        0                                  2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.59   05/23 TO 05/23              2.58

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           65.5   1950
TOTALS           26.2              22.6     3.6     35.0
SINCE 7/1        86.9              49.3    37.6     80.2
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        1
DAYS >= 1.0         8               5.5     2.5       11
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         7   04/02                          7  04/12
                                                          04/11
 24 HR TOTAL      9.1   04/01 TO 04/02               6.4

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1814              1818      -4     2189
COOLING TOTAL      10                17      -7        4
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    44/360    DATE  05/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    62/350    DATE  03/04

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     62

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              9     MIXED PRECIP               2
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               41     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       6
LIGHT SNOW               19     SLEET                      1
FOG                       8     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
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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