Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
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CLAUNR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1005 AM MST THU JAN 02 2025
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...THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2024...
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 107 07/12/1954
07/09/1954
LOW -34 02/11/1899
HIGHEST 105 07/25 101 08/18
08/30
09/02
LOWEST -23 01/13 -15 02/24
AVG. MAXIMUM 62.6 58.7 3.9 60.3
AVG. MINIMUM 40.1 37.3 2.8 39.3
MEAN 51.3 48.0 3.3 49.8
DAYS MAX >= 90 42 20
DAYS MAX <= 32 39 31
DAYS MIN <= 32 124 147
DAYS MIN <= 0 10 7
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 31.73 2019
MINIMUM 7.51 1936
TOTALS 15.17 20.02 -4.85 23.10
DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.05 -0.01 0.06
DAYS >= .01 88 106
DAYS >= .10 42 47
DAYS >= .50 7 12
DAYS >= 1.00 2 4
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.93 04/06 TO 04/07 2.63
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 93.8 2009
24 HR TOTAL 11.8 04/03/2023 TO 04/04/2023
TOTALS 24.8 53.7 -28.9 64.3
SINCE 7/1 3.4 16.6 -13.2 MM
DAYS >= 1.0 8 15.7 -7.7 18
GREATEST
24 HR TOTAL 7.0 03/31 TO 04/01 11.8 04/03 TO 04/04
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 5935 6845 -910 6196
COOLING TOTAL 1036 680 356 767
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST MM
LATEST MM
EARLIEST 10/31
LATEST 05/03
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 45/350 DATE 04/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 68/350 DATE 04/15
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 40 MIXED PRECIP 1
HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 18
LIGHT RAIN 97 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 7
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 2
LIGHT SNOW 38 SLEET 1
FOG 22 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 12
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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