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CLISTC

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
442 PM CST MON FEB 27 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27 2012...
VALID AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         28    359 PM  58    1932  31     -3       28
  MINIMUM         18    923 AM -20    1962  12      6      -15
                                      1919
  AVERAGE         23                        22      1        7

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             0.99 1948   0.03  -0.03     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.25                      0.56  -0.31     0.88
  SINCE DEC 1      1.22                      2.03  -0.81     4.41
  SINCE JAN 1      0.82                      1.21  -0.39     1.85

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            T             3.6  1959   0.3   -0.3      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    2.7                       6.8   -4.1     10.9
  SINCE DEC 1     15.0                      25.2  -10.2     47.6
  SINCE JUL 1     18.9                      34.8  -15.9     51.2
  SNOW DEPTH       2

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           42                        43     -1       58
  MONTH TO DATE 1094                      1300   -206     1359
  SINCE DEC 1   3702                      4477   -775     4729
  SINCE JUL 1   5301                      6402  -1101     6417

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT SNOW


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    88          1200 AM
 LOWEST     57           100 PM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        56      1932
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -29      1962


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 27 2012......SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   600 PM CST
FEBRUARY 28 2012......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   601 PM CST


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






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...NOTE TO THE DAILY CLIMATE PRODUCT USER...
THE 24 HOUR SNOWFALL MEASUREMENT IS PROVIDED BY THE MINNESOTA
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN ST CLOUD.

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