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All About RAPID CITY RGNL AP

Latitude 44 03 N - Longitude 103 03 W - Elevation 3160 Feet
Station Record Begins 08/01/1942

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30 Year Normals (1981-2010)
	JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC	Annual
Max (F)	37.1	39.6	47.9	58.3	67.8	77.8	87.1	86.4	75.6	61.4	47.0	36.9	60.4
Min (F)	12.9	15.1	22.9	31.8	42.1	51.2	58.1	56.6	46.0	34.1	22.1	13.0	33.9
Mean (F)	25.0	27.4	35.4	45.0	55.0	64.5	72.6	71.5	60.8	47.7	34.5	24.9	47.1
Precip (inches)	0.30	0.44	0.93	1.80	3.22	2.53	1.85	1.56	1.29	1.42	0.53	0.42	16.29
Snowfall (inches)	4.4	5.8	8.7	7.9	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	1.6	6.0	5.4	41.1
HDD	1240	1054	918	601	325	99	15	22	187	538	913	1241	7152
CDD	0	0	0	2	13	84	250	223	61	3	0	0	636

Yearly Top 10 Information
Yearly Rainfall						Yearly Snowfall
Wettest			Driest			Most Snow			Least Snow
Amount	Year		Amount	Year	Rank	Amount	Year		Amount	Year
27.70	1946		9.12	1974	1	80.9	1985-86		16.9	1980-81
25.97	1982		9.98	1961	2	78.8	2008-09		21.1	1960-61
23.83	1997		10.27	2002	3	76.7	2013-12		22.6	1950-51
22.59	1967		10.50	1994	4	71.1	2010-11		23.0	1945-46
22.50	1962		10.92	1988	5	69.6	1969-70		23.3	1951-52
22.23	1944		10.97	2003	6	68.0	1970-71		24.7	2011-12
21.89	1998		11.15	1960	7	66.5	1949-50		24.6	2006-07
21.44	1986		11.24	1952	8	56.7	1976-77		24.6	1947-48
20.59	2008		11.41	2012	9	56.3	1993-94		24.9	1982-83
20.41	1966		11.78	2006	10	54.1	1992-93		25.6	1963-64

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