CXUS53 KUNR 011645 CLMRAP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 1045 AM MDT WED MAY 01 2024 ................................... ...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 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 ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 93 04/22/1989 LOW 04/03/2020 HIGHEST 86 04/13 87 04/11 LOWEST 19 04/20 8 04/01 AVG. MAXIMUM 61.3 56.6 4.7 55.6 AVG. MINIMUM 33.2 31.2 2.0 27.7 MEAN 47.3 43.9 3.4 41.6 DAYS MAX >= 90 MM 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 2 DAYS MIN <= 32 14 21 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 5.16 1967 MINIMUM 0.02 1987 TOTALS 4.59 2.08 2.51 0.75 DAILY AVG. 0.15 0.07 0.08 0.03 DAYS >= .01 11 MM DAYS >= .10 8 MM DAYS >= .50 3 MM DAYS >= 1.00 2 MM GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.03 04/06 TO 04/07 1.97 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 524 634 -110 694 SINCE 7/1 6067 6808 -741 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 0 SINCE 1/1 0 1 -1 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.6 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 47/350 DATE 04/15 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 61/350 DATE 04/15 61/330 04/16 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 59 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 4 LIGHT RAIN 11 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 3 SLEET 0 FOG 12 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 3 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$