CDUS43 KUNR 021337 CLSRAP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 631 AM MST MON MAR 2 2015 ................................... ...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 12/1/2014 TO 2/28/2015... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1942 TO 2015 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 76 01/12/1987 LOW -31 02/02/1996 HIGHEST 73 01/27 64 02/16 LOWEST -15 12/30 -19 02/07 02/06 AVG. MAXIMUM 41.2 37.8 3.4 33.8 AVG. MINIMUM 15.0 13.6 1.4 8.6 MEAN 28.1 25.7 2.4 21.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 25 39 DAYS MIN <= 32 86 89 DAYS MIN <= 0 14 31 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 3.29 1953 MINIMUM 0.25 2002 TOTALS 0.85 1.16 -0.31 1.05 DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.01 DAYS >= .01 15 25 DAYS >= .10 2 2 DAYS >= .50 0 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.19 02/16 TO 02/17 0.30 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 36.7 1971 TOTALS 19.5 15.6 3.9 18.2 SINCE 7/1 35.0 23.4 11.6 43.0 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 2 -2 1 DAYS >= 1.0 10 5.6 4.4 5 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 4 12/31 5 12/20 12/29 12/30 24 HR TOTAL 3.1 12/25 TO 12/25 5.5 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 3300 3535 -235 3913 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 ................................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 54/340 DATE 01/08 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 65/340 DATE 01/08 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 67 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 7 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 2 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 3 SNOW 8 LIGHT SNOW 26 SLEET 0 FOG 28 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 5 HAZE 3 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$