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

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1142 AM MST MON DEC 02 2024

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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
9/1/2024 TO 11/30/2024...

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            104   09/05/2020
                       09/06/1978
                       09/04/1960
 LOW             -19   11/14/1959
HIGHEST          100   09/02                         103  09/02
                       09/03
                       09/29
LOWEST             7   11/26                           5  10/27
AVG. MAXIMUM    69.0               61.3     7.7     64.4
AVG. MINIMUM    38.3               34.0     4.3     35.4
MEAN            53.6               47.6     6.0     49.9
DAYS MAX >= 90    14                                   5
DAYS MAX <= 32     6                                   5
DAYS MIN <= 32    30                                  37
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                                   0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        8.23   1998
 MINIMUM        0.37   1952
TOTALS          2.13               3.10   -0.97     3.86
DAILY AVG.      0.02               0.03   -0.01     0.04
DAYS >= .01        8                                  20
DAYS >= .10        5                                   7
DAYS >= .50        2                                   2
DAYS >= 1.00       0                                   1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.82   09/12 TO 09/12               1.99


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1209               1646    -437     1440
COOLING TOTAL    202                 66     136       80
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    46/340    DATE  10/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    63/320    DATE  09/30

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     52

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              4     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                4     SLEET                      0
FOG                      12     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      5
HAZE                      8

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

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