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CLARAP

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1005 AM MST THU JAN 02 2025

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2025

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             -31   02/02/1996
HIGHEST          107   07/25                         103  09/02
LOWEST           -23   01/14                         -24  01/30
AVG. MAXIMUM    64.6               59.6     5.0     61.2
AVG. MINIMUM    36.0               33.7     2.3     34.1
MEAN            50.3               46.7     3.6     47.6
DAYS MAX >= 90    58                                  26
DAYS MAX <= 32    34                                  29
DAYS MIN <= 32   163                                 181
DAYS MIN <= 0     10                                   7

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       27.89   2019
 MINIMUM        9.12   1974
TOTALS         13.34              17.44   -4.10    19.63
DAILY AVG.      0.04               0.05   -0.01     0.05
DAYS >= .01       79                                  90
DAYS >= .10       38                                  42
DAYS >= .50        5                                  11
DAYS >= 1.00       2                                   3
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.03   04/06 TO 04/07               2.38  05/11 TO 05/12


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   6188               7252   -1064     6775
COOLING TOTAL    932                607     325      555

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     MM
 LATEST       MM
EARLIEST                        10/15
LATEST                          05/04
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    47/350    DATE  04/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    63/320    DATE  09/30

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     58

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             48     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               15     RAIN                      23
LIGHT RAIN               85     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                2     SNOW                       7
LIGHT SNOW               35     SLEET                      0
FOG                      85     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     27
HAZE                     35

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

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