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CLIPHP

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
246 AM MDT FRI MAY 16 2025

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...THE PHILIP SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2025...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST                  
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE  FROM      YEAR                 
                                      NORMAL                       
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         60    516 PM  70    -10       67                   
  MINIMUM         47   1159 PM  43      4       46                   
  AVERAGE         54            56     -2       57                 

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.75          0.10   0.65     0.23                 
  MONTH TO DATE    2.96          1.37   1.59     0.80                 
  SINCE MAR 1      5.00          3.97   1.03     3.57                 
  SINCE JAN 1      5.84          4.87   0.97     4.19                 

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  YESTERDAY       11            10      1        8                    
  MONTH TO DATE   58           181   -123      154                    
  SINCE MAR 1   1258          1679   -421     1529                    
  SINCE JUL 1   6283          6969   -686     6060                    

 COOLING                                                              
  YESTERDAY        0             1     -1        0                    
  MONTH TO DATE   51             4     47        0                    
  SINCE MAR 1     51             5     46        1                    
  SINCE JAN 1     51             5     46        1                    
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    52   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    79   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    26.2                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                                 


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                      
 LOWEST     42           200 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    71                                                        

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SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE   519 AM MDT   SUNSET   807 PM MDT     
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE   518 AM MDT   SUNSET   809 PM MDT     


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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