CXUS53 KUNR 011530 CLMUNR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 930 AM MDT WED APR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE EAST RAPID CITY SD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 85 03/22/1910 LOW -17 03/03/1891 HIGHEST 85R 03/21 75 03/27 LOWEST 9 03/15 14 03/05 AVG. MAXIMUM 58.9 47.4 11.5 53.1 AVG. MINIMUM 33.1 25.6 7.5 30.3 MEAN 46.0 36.5 9.5 41.7 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 2 1 DAYS MIN <= 32 15 18 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 3.34 1902 MINIMUM 0.09 2012 TOTALS 0.54 0.94 -0.40 0.73 DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.03 -0.01 0.02 DAYS >= .01 5 10 DAYS >= .10 3 2 DAYS >= .50 0 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.25 03/10 TO 03/10 0.32 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 33.5 1950 TOTALS 8.4 10.4 -2.0 6.9 SINCE 7/1 16.5 41.4 -24.9 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1 0 DAYS >= 1.0 3 3.0 0.0 2 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 5 03/15 4 03/07 24 HR TOTAL MM MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 589 884 -295 715 SINCE 7/1 4417 5819 -1402 MM COOLING TOTAL 9 0 9 0 SINCE 1/1 9 0 9 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 67/355 DATE 03/21 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 67/355 DATE 03/21 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 52 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 6 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 7 SLEET 1 FOG 2 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 0 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$