CXUS53 KUNR 011629 CLARAP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 929 AM MST MON JAN 01 2024 ................................... ...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2023... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2023 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 111 07/15/2006 LOW -31 02/02/1996 HIGHEST 103 09/02 105 07/18 LOWEST -24 01/30 -18 12/21 12/22 AVG. MAXIMUM 61.2 59.6 1.6 60.8 AVG. MINIMUM 34.1 33.7 0.4 31.8 MEAN 47.6 46.7 0.9 46.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 26 48 DAYS MAX <= 32 29 50 DAYS MIN <= 32 181 189 DAYS MIN <= 0 7 27 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 27.89 2019 MINIMUM 9.12 1974 TOTALS 19.63 17.44 2.19 16.10 DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.05 0.00 0.04 DAYS >= .01 90 88 DAYS >= .10 42 37 DAYS >= .50 11 11 DAYS >= 1.00 3 2 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.38 05/11 TO 05/12 2.07 08/25 TO 08/26 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 6775 7252 -477 7488 COOLING TOTAL 555 607 -52 814 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST 10/06 LATEST 05/02 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.4 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 49/330 DATE 10/17 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 72/340 DATE 12/26 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 65 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 54 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 22 RAIN 27 LIGHT RAIN 86 FREEZING RAIN 1 LT FREEZING RAIN 5 HAIL 3 HEAVY SNOW 5 SNOW 15 LIGHT SNOW 55 SLEET 0 FOG 111 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 24 HAZE 37 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$