Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
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CXUS53 KUNR 011618
CLMUNR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1018 AM MDT TUE APR 01 2025
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...THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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 85 03/22/1910
LOW -17 03/03/1891
HIGHEST 75 03/27 65 03/02
03/19
LOWEST 14 03/05 6 03/26
AVG. MAXIMUM 53.1 47.4 5.7 46.3
AVG. MINIMUM 30.3 25.6 4.7 25.4
MEAN 41.7 36.5 5.2 35.8
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 1 6
DAYS MIN <= 32 18 24
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 3.34 1902
MINIMUM 0.09 2012
TOTALS 0.73 0.94 -0.21 0.98
DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.03 -0.01 0.03
DAYS >= .01 10 6
DAYS >= .10 2 2
DAYS >= .50 0 1
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.32 03/06 TO 03/06 0.55
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 33.5 1950
TOTALS 6.9 10.4 -3.5 10.3
SINCE 7/1 26.5 41.4 -14.9 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 2 3.0 -1.0 3
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 4 03/07 4 03/25
03/31
24 HR TOTAL MM MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 715 884 -169 897
SINCE 7/1 5401 5819 -418 MM
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/330 DATE 03/04
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 53/320 DATE 03/14
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 60
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 5 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 2
LIGHT SNOW 8 SLEET 0
FOG 3 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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