Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
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CXUS53 KUNR 011509
CLMRAP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
909 AM MDT SUN SEP 01 2024
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...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 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 107 08/29/2012
08/13/2007
LOW 37 08/31/2020
HIGHEST 103 08/02 102 08/18
08/03
08/30
LOWEST 44 08/10 47 08/15
AVG. MAXIMUM 89.0 85.4 3.6 86.5
AVG. MINIMUM 58.4 56.2 2.2 56.1
MEAN 73.7 70.8 2.9 71.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 16 12
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 4.83 1982
MINIMUM 0.10 1943
TOTALS 0.97 1.59 -0.62 0.87
DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.05 -0.02 0.03
DAYS >= .01 6 6
DAYS >= .10 3 4
DAYS >= .50 0 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.48 08/11 TO 08/11 0.28
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 6 25 -19 17
SINCE 7/1 10 35 -25 MM
COOLING TOTAL 280 205 75 220
SINCE 1/1 730 542 188 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 43/310 DATE 08/11
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 54/310 DATE 08/11
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 57
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 9 MIXED PRECIP MM
HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 3
LIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN MM
LT FREEZING RAIN MM HAIL MM
HEAVY SNOW MM SNOW MM
LIGHT SNOW MM SLEET MM
FOG 9 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3
HAZE 3
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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