Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
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CXUS53 KUNR 011505
CLMRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
905 AM MDT FRI NOV 01 2024
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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 96 10/02/2011
LOW -7 10/26/2020
HIGHEST 88 10/16 85 10/01
LOWEST 28 10/25 5 10/27
AVG. MAXIMUM 71.0 60.4 10.6 59.4
AVG. MINIMUM 38.9 33.7 5.2 32.8
MEAN 55.0 47.1 7.9 46.1
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 4
DAYS MIN <= 32 6 12
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 5.60 1998
MINIMUM T 1960
TOTALS 0.36 1.41 -1.05 2.70
DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.05 -0.04 0.09
DAYS >= .01 3 6
DAYS >= .10 1 2
DAYS >= .50 0 2
DAYS >= 1.00 0 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.33 10/29 TO 10/30 1.99
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 312 560 -248 581
SINCE 7/1 357 773 -416 MM
COOLING TOTAL 10 3 7 4
SINCE 1/1 932 607 325 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 46/340 DATE 10/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 60/330 DATE 10/05
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 46
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 4 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 2 SLEET 0
FOG 3 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 5
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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