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

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CLSRAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
937 AM MDT WED SEP 01 2021

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
6/1/2021 TO 8/31/2021...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2021

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            111   07/15/2006
 LOW              23   06/09/2021
HIGHEST          107   07/27                         101  08/23
                                                          08/12
LOWEST            43   08/21                          37  08/31
AVG. MAXIMUM    88.4               83.1     5.3     86.4
AVG. MINIMUM    56.6               55.4     1.2     55.8
MEAN            72.5               69.3     3.2     71.1
DAYS MAX >= 90    37                                  35
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                                   0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                                   0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                                   0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       14.54   2015
 MINIMUM        2.23   1994
TOTALS          7.15               6.74    0.41     5.26
DAILY AVG.      0.08               0.07    0.01     0.06
DAYS >= .01       28                                  32
DAYS >= .10       11                                  14
DAYS >= .50        4                                   2
DAYS >= 1.00       3                                   1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.91   06/08 TO 06/08               1.51


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     22                131    -109       52
COOLING TOTAL    738                530     208      636
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    44/220    DATE  06/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    65/220    DATE  06/10

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     54

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             26     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                8     RAIN                      10
LIGHT RAIN               38     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      12     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                     26

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

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