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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
1222 AM CST SAT MAR 3 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 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         33   1231 PM  53    1934  32      1       10
                                      1918
  MINIMUM         22    354 AM -24    1913  14      8       -8
  AVERAGE         28                        23      5        1

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             0.47 1906   0.03  -0.03     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.07  -0.03     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      0.04                      0.07  -0.03     0.00
  SINCE JAN 1      1.85                      1.31   0.54     1.85

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             6.0  1965   0.3   -0.3      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.2                       0.6   -0.4      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.2                       0.6   -0.4      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1     26.9                      35.7   -8.8     51.2
  SNOW DEPTH       7

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       37                        42     -5       64
  MONTH TO DATE   70                        84    -14      113
  SINCE MAR 1     70                        84    -14      113
  SINCE JUL 1   5441                      6530  -1089     6587

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 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     W (280)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM
 LOWEST     59           100 PM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        61      1905
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -16      1971


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  3 2012.........SUNRISE   650 AM CST   SUNSET   607 PM CST
MARCH  4 2012.........SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   608 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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