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

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
256 PM MST TUE JAN 03 2023

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...THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2022...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            107   07/12/1954
                       07/09/1954
 LOW             -34   02/11/1899
HIGHEST          105   07/18                         106  07/27
LOWEST           -18   12/21                         -16  02/14
                       12/22
                                                          02/15
AVG. MAXIMUM    60.2               58.7     1.5     61.6
AVG. MINIMUM    37.0               37.3    -0.3     39.5
MEAN            48.6               48.0     0.6     50.6
DAYS MAX >= 90    45                                  48
DAYS MAX <= 32    48                                  34
DAYS MIN <= 32   152                                 136
DAYS MIN <= 0     19                                  16

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       31.73   2019
 MINIMUM        7.51   1936
TOTALS         16.26              20.02   -3.76    14.17
DAILY AVG.      0.04               0.05   -0.01     0.04
DAYS >= .01       88                                  95
DAYS >= .10       39                                  38
DAYS >= .50        5                                   5
DAYS >= 1.00       3                                   2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.22                                1.61

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          93.8   2009
 24 HR TOTAL     9.1   03/14/2021 TO 03/15/2021
                       04/01/2020 TO 04/02/2020
TOTALS          31.7               53.7   -22.0     44.5
SINCE 7/1       17.8               16.6     1.2       MM
DAYS >= 1.0        9               15.7    -6.7       14
GREATEST
 24 HR TOTAL     7.3                                 9.1  03/14 TO 03/15

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   6878               6845      33     6222
COOLING TOTAL   1043                680     363     1128

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     MM
 LATEST       MM
EARLIEST                        10/18
LATEST                          05/03
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    47/320    DATE  04/24
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    76/320    DATE  04/24


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             34     MIXED PRECIP               1
HEAVY RAIN                9     RAIN                      20
LIGHT RAIN               91     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          5     HAIL                       7
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       8
LIGHT SNOW               54     SLEET                      4
FOG                      12     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      8
HAZE                      1

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

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