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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
1236 AM CST THU MAR 1 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 29 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         36    410 PM  55    2000  32      4       22
  MINIMUM         30    604 AM -17    1996  13     17       -6
  AVERAGE         33                        22     11        8

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.51R         0.01 2008   0.04   0.47     0.00
                                      1948
                                      1940
  MONTH TO DATE    1.24                      0.59   0.65     0.88
  SINCE DEC 1      2.21                      2.06   0.15     4.41
  SINCE JAN 1      1.81                      1.24   0.57     1.85

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        4.7 R         0.5  1936   0.3    4.4      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE   10.5                       7.1    3.4     10.9
  SINCE DEC 1     22.8                      25.5   -2.7     47.6
  SINCE JUL 1     26.7                      35.1   -8.4     51.2
  SNOW DEPTH       7

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       32                        43    -11       57
  MONTH TO DATE 1164                      1386   -222     1416
  SINCE DEC 1   3772                      4564   -792     4786
  SINCE JUL 1   5371                      6489  -1118     6474

 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  HEAVY SNOW
  SNOW
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           300 AM
 LOWEST     70           300 PM
 AVERAGE    81

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        59      1992
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -32      1962


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  1 2012.........SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   604 PM CST
MARCH  2 2012.........SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   605 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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