CXUS53 KUNR 011530 CLMD07 CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 930 AM MDT WED APR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE FAITH SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 9999 TO 9999 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) HIGHEST 81 03/19 71 03/13 03/20 LOWEST -2 03/15 15 03/05 03/16 03/11 03/15 AVG. MAXIMUM 54.5 44.1 10.4 52.0 AVG. MINIMUM 26.2 22.4 3.8 22.6 MEAN 40.4 33.3 7.1 37.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 4 1 DAYS MIN <= 32 23 20 DAYS MIN <= 0 2 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) TOTALS 0.49 0.70 -0.21 0.32 DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.02 -0.00 0.01 DAYS >= .01 6 5 DAYS >= .10 1 2 DAYS >= .50 0 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.33 03/13 TO 03/14 0.16 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 754 984 -230 604 SINCE 7/1 5584 6602 -1018 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.0 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 55/320 DATE 03/12 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 73/320 DATE 03/12 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 61 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$