History for Rapid City, SD

Month of March, 2013 View Current Conditions
Month of March, 2013
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  Max Avg Min Sum
Temperature
Max Temperature 73 °F 48 °F 21 °F
Mean Temperature 57 °F 34 °F 13 °F
Min Temperature 41 °F 19 °F 0 °F
Degree Days
Heating Degree Days (base 65) 52 31 8 967
Cooling Degree Days (base 65) 0 0 0 0
Growing Degree Days (base 50) 7 0 0 11
Dew Point
Dew Point 41 °F 19 °F -2 °F
Precipitation
Precipitation 0.37 in 0.03 in 0.00 in 0.82 in
Snowdepth 7.0 in 0.6 in 0.0 in -
Wind
Wind 49 mph 12 mph 0 mph
Gust Wind 66 mph 30 mph 16 mph
Sea Level Pressure
Sea Level Pressure 30.49 in 30.07 in 29.38 in
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Astronomy
  Rise Set
Actual Time 6:54 AM MDT 7:05 PM MDT
Civil Twilight 6:26 AM MDT 7:33 PM MDT
Nautical Twilight 5:52 AM MDT 8:07 PM MDT
Astronomical Twilight 5:17 AM MDT 8:42 PM MDT
Moon 12:31 PM MDT (3/20) 2:47 AM MDT (3/20)
Length Of Visible Light 13h 07m
Length of Day
12h 10m
First Quarter, 60% of the Moon is Illuminated
Mar 20
First Quarter
Mar 27
Full
Apr 2
Last Quarter
Apr 10
New
Apr 18
First Quarter
Monthly Calendar Overview
Print This Calendar Precipitation: Actual month total 0.82 Normal month total 0.93
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
 
1 Partly Cloudy
Actual: 47 | 17
Precip: 0.00
Average: 43 | 18
Precip: 0.02
2 Scattered Clouds
Actual: 63 | 28
Precip: 0.00
Average: 43 | 19
Precip: 0.03
3 Scattered Clouds
Actual: 60 | 33
Precip: T
Average: 44 | 19
Precip: 0.02
4 Snow
Actual: 36 | 18
Precip: T
Average: 44 | 19
Precip: 0.03
5 Snow
Actual: 32 | 5
Precip: 0.00
Average: 44 | 20
Precip: 0.02
6 Clear
Actual: 49 | 9
Precip: 0.00
Average: 45 | 20
Precip: 0.03
7 Scattered Clouds
Actual: 58 | 27
Precip: 0.00
Average: 45 | 20
Precip: 0.03
8 Scattered Clouds
Actual: 43 | 22
Precip: 0.00
Average: 45 | 21
Precip: 0.03
9 Fog
Actual: 46 | 25
Precip: 0.00
Average: 46 | 21
Precip: 0.03
10 Scattered Clouds
Actual: 43 | 16
Precip: 0.00
Average: 46 | 21
Precip: 0.03
11 Scattered Clouds
Actual: 50 | 22
Precip: 0.00
Average: 46 | 22
Precip: 0.03
12 Scattered Clouds
Actual: 42 | 21
Precip: 0.00
Average: 47 | 22
Precip: 0.02
13 Partly Cloudy
Actual: 65 | 23
Precip: 0.00
Average: 47 | 22
Precip: 0.03
14 Scattered Clouds
Actual: 73 | 41
Precip: 0.00
Average: 47 | 22
Precip: 0.03
15 Scattered Clouds
Actual: 70 | 31
Precip: 0.00
Average: 48 | 23
Precip: 0.03
16 Snow
Actual: 33 | 23
Precip: 0.37
Average: 48 | 23
Precip: 0.03
17 Snow
Actual: 48 | 19
Precip: 0.04
Average: 48 | 23
Precip: 0.03
18 Partly Cloudy
Actual: 40 | 14
Precip: 0.00
Average: 49 | 24
Precip: 0.03
19 Clear
Actual: 39 | 10
Precip: 0.00
Average: 49 | 24
Precip: 0.03
20 Scattered Clouds
Actual: 48 | 10
Precip: 0.00
Average: 49 | 24
Precip: 0.03
21 Snow
Actual: 45 | 14
Precip: 0.11
Average: 50 | 25
Precip: 0.03
22 Snow
Actual: 37 | 11
Precip: 0.27
Average: 50 | 25
Precip: 0.03
23 Snow
Actual: 26 | 8
Precip: T
Average: 50 | 25
Precip: 0.03
24 Snow
Actual: 21 | 4
Precip: 0.01
Average: 51 | 25
Precip: 0.03
25 Scattered Clouds
Actual: 31 | 0
Precip: T
Average: 51 | 26
Precip: 0.04
26 Clear
Actual: 41 | 11
Precip: 0.00
Average: 51 | 26
Precip: 0.03
27 Scattered Clouds
Actual: 54 | 17
Precip: 0.00
Average: 52 | 26
Precip: 0.03
28 Scattered Clouds
Actual: 62 | 25
Precip: 0.00
Average: 52 | 26
Precip: 0.04
29 Rain
Actual: 69 | 34
Precip: T
Average: 52 | 27
Precip: 0.03
30 Rain
Actual: 59 | 31
Precip: 0.02
Average: 53 | 27
Precip: 0.04
31 Partly Cloudy
Actual: 53 | 26
Precip: T
Average: 53 | 27
Precip: 0.04
 
Daily Observations
2013 Temp. (°F) Dew Point (°F) Humidity (%) Sea Level Press. (in) Visibility (mi) Wind (mph) Precip. (in) Events
Mar high avg low high avg low high avg low high avg low high avg low high avg high sum  
1 47 32 17 23 16 11 92 59 25 30.35 30.29 30.19 10 10 10 17 7 25 0.00  
2 63 46 28 32 26 20 78 53 27 30.19 30.08 29.87 10 10 10 24 7 29 0.00  
3 60 47 33 29 27 21 75 53 30 29.85 29.65 29.52 10 10 9 49 12 66 T  
4 36 27 18 19 11 2 74 51 27 30.28 30.01 29.74 10 8 2 40 24 54 T Snow
5 32 19 5 12 8 2 84 65 46 30.49 30.41 30.30 10 10 9 29 9 35 0.00 Snow
6 49 29 9 22 15 6 92 61 29 30.31 30.07 29.86 10 10 10 17 9 22 0.00  
7 58 43 27 26 23 21 81 53 24 30.18 29.98 29.81 10 10 10 29 13 36 0.00  
8 43 33 22 27 25 21 96 75 53 30.16 30.02 29.84 10 8 2 14 6 20 0.00  
9 46 36 25 27 23 11 100 64 27 30.17 29.91 29.75 10 6 0 45 24 55 0.00 Fog
10 43 30 16 18 11 3 92 56 20 30.32 30.18 30.01 10 10 10 29 12 38 0.00  
11 50 36 22 26 15 7 55 39 23 30.16 30.00 29.87 10 10 10 41 21 49 0.00  
12 42 32 21 13 4 0 55 38 20 30.34 30.29 30.17 10 10 10 33 17 40 0.00  
13 65 44 23 26 16 5 46 34 21 30.26 30.13 30.04 10 10 10 14 6 17 0.00  
14 73 57 41 30 27 25 53 36 18 30.19 30.06 29.91 10 10 10 20 7 24 0.00  
15 70 51 31 31 27 23 64 41 17 30.07 29.86 29.75 10 10 10 36 14 44 0.00  
16 33 28 23 28 25 21 100 85 69 30.14 30.04 29.92 10 5 0 20 11 22 0.37 Fog , Snow
17 48 34 19 36 25 18 100 84 68 29.98 29.68 29.38 10 6 0 48 21 60 0.04 Fog , Rain , Snow
18 40 27 14 16 9 2 80 51 21 30.04 29.96 29.81 10 10 10 36 18 41 0.00  
19 39 25 10 21 11 4 68 48 27 30.47 30.24 29.99 10 10 10 35 15 41 0.00  
20 48 29 10 17 11 3 73 49 24 30.46 30.13 29.85 10 10 10 25 11 37 0.00  
21 45 30 14 27 20 10 92 66 40 29.91 29.78 29.64 10 7 1 25 9 29 0.11 Snow
22 37 24 11 28 22 8 96 83 70 30.17 29.91 29.80 10 3 0 30 10 36 0.27 Fog , Snow
23 26 17 8 16 11 4 84 73 62 30.37 30.26 30.06 10 10 8 31 16 37 T Snow
24 21 13 4 14 9 1 91 79 67 30.45 30.32 30.14 10 8 1 33 19 39 0.01 Snow
25 31 16 0 13 8 -2 88 64 39 30.49 30.41 30.26 10 10 10 18 5 22 T  
26 41 26 11 23 16 8 92 65 38 30.30 30.15 30.08 10 10 10 15 7 18 0.00  
27 54 36 17 28 21 15 84 55 26 30.17 30.14 30.09 10 10 10 15 5 18 0.00  
28 62 44 25 29 25 19 75 50 25 30.11 30.08 30.01 10 10 10 10 4 18 0.00  
29 69 52 34 33 29 25 70 45 20 30.10 30.01 29.92 10 10 10 24 8 31 T Rain
30 59 45 31 41 33 29 82 60 38 30.16 30.08 30.01 10 10 10 36 12 45 0.02 Rain
31 53 40 26 32 25 17 85 57 29 30.25 30.11 29.97 10 10 10 23 8 29 T  
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