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

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
926 AM MST SAT MAR 01 2025

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2025...

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             75   02/24/1995
                       02/27/1988
 LOW             -31   02/02/1996
HIGHEST           66   02/25                          69  02/26
LOWEST           -26   02/19                          -9  02/17
AVG. MAXIMUM    30.3               38.1    -7.8     46.4
AVG. MINIMUM     4.7               14.0    -9.3     21.7
MEAN            17.5               26.1    -8.6     34.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                                   0
DAYS MAX <= 32    17                                   5
DAYS MIN <= 32    28                                  27
DAYS MIN <= 0     11                                   2

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        2.46   1953
 MINIMUM        0.02   1999
TOTALS          0.44               0.50   -0.06     0.78
DAILY AVG.      0.02               0.02    0.00     0.03
DAYS >= .01        8                                   6
DAYS >= .10        1                                   3
DAYS >= .50        0                                   0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                                   0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.12   02/17 TO 02/18               0.43


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1324               1090     234      890
 SINCE 7/1      4907               5258    -351       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/290    DATE  02/24
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    52/350    DATE  02/24

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     65

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                0     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       4
LIGHT SNOW               15     SLEET                      0
FOG                       8     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      9

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

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