RAPID CITY, SD - HCND station 396947

396947 - RAPID CITY, South Dakota

Latitude
44° 7´N

Longitude
103° 17´W

Elevation
3450 feet

10 nearest HCND stations

48 mi	S :	HOT SPRINGS, SD
50 mi	WSW :	NEWCASTLE, WY
71 mi	E :	COTTONWOOD 2E, SD
72 mi	NW :	COLONY, WY
103 mi	SSW :	HARRISON, NE
105 mi	NE :	DUPREE, SD
112 mi	SSW :	LUSK 2SW, WY
115 mi	SE :	MERRIMAN, NE
130 mi	E :	MURDO, SD
133 mi	NNE :	HETTINGER, ND

Weather variables Help
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	Total observations	%	NDJFM observations	%
TMAX	16979	93.0%	6973	92.2%
TMIN	16938	92.7%	6975	92.2%
PRCP	11523	63.1%	4558	60.3%
SNOW	11111	60.8%	4344	57.4%

TMAX Help top of page

TMAX	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6973 by year	42.0°F	16.0°F		overall	NAM	PNA	CTI

TMAX and NAM Help scatterplot	days by month	mean NAM index	extreme high NAM days	extreme low NAM days	ratio of extreme high:low NAM days
Extreme high events Days with TMAX>=64°F	524	0.30	108	45	2.4*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=15°F	488	-0.39	72	151	2.1*	map	table

TMAX and PNA Help scatterplot	days by month	mean PNA index	extreme high PNA days	extreme low PNA days	ratio of extreme high:low PNA days
Extreme high events Days with TMAX>=64°F	524	0.29	113	50	2.3*	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=15°F	488	-0.71	37	171	4.6*	map	table

TMAX and CTI Help	days by month	high CTI days (moderate to strong El Niño winters)	low CTI days (moderate to strong La Niña winters)	ratio of high:low CTI (El Niño:La Niña days)
Extreme high events Days with TMAX>=64°F	524	74	97	1.3	map	table
Extreme low events Days with TMAX<=15°F	488	58	91	1.6*	map	table

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TMIN Help top of page

TMIN	observations	mean	std dev		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	6975 by year	18.5°F	13.4°F		overall	NAM	PNA	CTI

TMIN and NAM Help scatterplot	days by month	mean NAM index	extreme high NAM days	extreme low NAM days	ratio of extreme high:low NAM days
Extreme low events Days with TMIN<=-5°F	497	-0.29	76	132	1.7*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=36°F	487	0.25	88	49	1.8*	map	table

TMIN and PNA Help scatterplot	days by month	mean PNA index	extreme high PNA days	extreme low PNA days	ratio of extreme high:low PNA days
Extreme low events Days with TMIN<=-5°F	497	-0.70	38	176	4.6*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=36°F	487	0.26	93	43	2.2*	map	table

TMIN and CTI Help	days by month	high CTI days (moderate to strong El Niño winters)	low CTI days (moderate to strong La Niña winters)	ratio of high:low CTI (El Niño:La Niña days)
Extreme low events Days with TMIN<=-5°F	497	55	89	1.6*	map	table
Extreme high events Days with TMIN>=36°F	487	66	98	1.5*	map	table

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PRCP (total liquid water equivalent) Help top of page

PRCP	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	4558 by year	0.03"		overall	NAM	PNA	CTI

PRCP and NAM Help scatterplot	days by month	mean	mean NAM index	extreme high NAM days	extreme low NAM days	ratio of extreme high:low NAM days
Observed events Days with PRCP>0.00"	1314	0.09"	-0.28	162	296	1.8*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.14"	257	0.30"	-0.18	30	50	1.7*	map	table

PRCP and PNA Help scatterplot	days by month	mean	mean PNA index	extreme high PNA days	extreme low PNA days	ratio of extreme high:low PNA days
Observed events Days with PRCP>0.00"	1314	0.09"	-0.23	162	262	1.6*	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.14"	257	0.30"	-0.32	27	51	1.9*	map	table

PRCP and CTI Help	days by month	mean	high CTI days (moderate to strong El Niño winters)	low CTI days (moderate to strong La Niña winters)	ratio of high:low CTI (El Niño:La Niña days)
Observed events Days with PRCP>0.00"	1314	0.09"	205	243	1.2	map	table
Extreme events Days with PRCP>0.14"	257	0.30"	47	48	1.0	map	table

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SNOW Help top of page

SNOW	observations	mean		Distribution	during extreme days of
NDJFM	4344 by year	0.30"		overall	NAM	PNA	CTI

SNOW and NAM Help scatterplot	days by month	mean	mean NAM index	extreme high NAM days	extreme low NAM days	ratio of extreme high:low NAM days
Observed events Days with SNOW>0.0"	1056	1.22"	-0.33	123	257	2.1*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	175	4.10"	-0.14	19	30	1.6	map	table

SNOW and PNA Help scatterplot	days by month	mean	mean PNA index	extreme high PNA days	extreme low PNA days	ratio of extreme high:low PNA days
Observed events Days with SNOW>0.0"	1056	1.22"	-0.35	114	239	2.1*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	175	4.10"	-0.51	14	46	3.3*	map	table

SNOW and CTI Help	days by month	mean	high CTI days (moderate to strong El Niño winters)	low CTI days (moderate to strong La Niña winters)	ratio of high:low CTI (El Niño:La Niña days)
Observed events Days with SNOW>0.0"	1056	1.22"	145	199	1.4*	map	table
Extreme events Days with SNOW>2.0"	175	4.10"	22	41	1.9*	map	table

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