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

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1050 AM MST TUE MAR 04 2025

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...THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2024 TO 2/28/2025...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 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             79   12/05/1939
 LOW             -34   02/11/1899
HIGHEST           65   12/07                          67  02/26
                       01/29
LOWEST           -20   02/20                         -23  01/13
AVG. MAXIMUM    35.4               37.5    -2.1     41.6
AVG. MINIMUM    15.0               17.4    -2.4     21.9
MEAN            25.2               27.4    -2.2     31.7
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                                   0
DAYS MAX <= 32    38                                  21
DAYS MIN <= 32    76                                  74
DAYS MIN <= 0     16                                  10

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        3.06   1952
 MINIMUM        0.27   2001
TOTALS          1.15               1.21   -0.06     1.32
DAILY AVG.      0.01               0.01   -0.00     0.01
DAYS >= .01       25                                  12
DAYS >= .10        3                                   6
DAYS >= .50        0                                   0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                                   0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.19   12/29 TO 12/30               0.42

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          40.0   1970
TOTALS          19.4               21.0    -1.6     11.6
SINCE 7/1       19.6               31.0   -11.4       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     1                                   0
DAYS >= 1.0        9                6.8     2.2        5
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        4   02/19                           5  02/16
                       02/20
                       02/21
                                                          02/17
 24 HR TOTAL     2.9   01/03 TO 01/04                3.5

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   3534               3381     153     3014
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/330    DATE  01/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    56/310    DATE  12/18

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     65

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               1
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                7     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          3     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                2     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW               39     SLEET                      0
FOG                       7     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      0

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

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