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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
103 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27 2012...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         29    410 PM  58    1932  31     -2       28
  MINIMUM         18    923 AM -20    1962  12      6      -15
                                      1919
  AVERAGE         24                        22      2        7

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        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)
  YESTERDAY        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
  YESTERDAY       41                        43     -2       58
  MONTH TO DATE 1093                      1300   -207     1359
  SINCE DEC 1   3701                      4477   -776     4729
  SINCE JUL 1   5300                      6402  -1102     6417

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        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    10.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  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 TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        56      1932
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -29      1962


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 28 2012......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   601 PM CST
FEBRUARY 29 2012......SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   603 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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