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

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CLSRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1008 AM MDT SAT JUN 8 2019

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
3/1/2019 TO 5/31/2019...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2019

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              98   05/27/1969
 LOW              -21   03/08/1996
HIGHEST            85   05/15                         88  05/26
LOWEST            -16   03/04                          3  03/17
AVG. MAXIMUM     50.8              58.0    -7.2     56.1
AVG. MINIMUM     28.3              32.3    -4.0     30.8
MEAN             39.5              45.1    -5.6     43.5
DAYS MAX >= 90      0                                  0
DAYS MAX <= 32     10                                  8
DAYS MIN <= 32     51                                 51
DAYS MIN <= 0       4                                  0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        11.20   1946
 MINIMUM         1.95   1979
TOTALS          10.38              5.95    4.43     7.09
DAILY AVG.       0.11              0.06    0.05     0.08
DAYS >= .01        42                                 37
DAYS >= .10        22                                 15
DAYS >= .50         4                                  5
DAYS >= 1.00        2                                  1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.34   05/21 TO 05/21              1.05

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    2287              1843     444     1987
COOLING TOTAL       0                16     -16       28
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    54/320    DATE  03/14
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    68/320    DATE  03/14

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              6     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                      10
LIGHT RAIN               39     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          4     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                4     SNOW                      12
LIGHT SNOW               24     SLEET                      0
FOG                      38     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     17
HAZE                      8

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

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