CXUS53 KUNR 011505 CLMRAP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 905 AM MDT FRI NOV 01 2024 ................................... ...THE RAPID CITY AIRPORT SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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 96 10/02/2011 LOW -7 10/26/2020 HIGHEST 88 10/16 85 10/01 LOWEST 28 10/25 5 10/27 AVG. MAXIMUM 71.0 60.4 10.6 59.4 AVG. MINIMUM 38.9 33.7 5.2 32.8 MEAN 55.0 47.1 7.9 46.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 4 DAYS MIN <= 32 6 12 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 5.60 1998 MINIMUM T 1960 TOTALS 0.36 1.41 -1.05 2.70 DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.05 -0.04 0.09 DAYS >= .01 3 6 DAYS >= .10 1 2 DAYS >= .50 0 2 DAYS >= 1.00 0 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.33 10/29 TO 10/30 1.99 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 312 560 -248 581 SINCE 7/1 357 773 -416 MM COOLING TOTAL 10 3 7 4 SINCE 1/1 932 607 325 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 46/340 DATE 10/05 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 60/330 DATE 10/05 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 46 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 4 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 2 SLEET 0 FOG 3 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 5 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$