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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
1224 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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         25    339 PM  61    1905  33     -8       27
  MINIMUM          6   1147 PM -16    1971  14     -8        9
  AVERAGE         16                        24     -8       18

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.05          0.86 1966   0.04   0.01     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.11  -0.02     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      0.09                      0.11  -0.02     0.00
  SINCE JAN 1      1.90                      1.35   0.55     1.85

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.5           8.7  1985   0.4    0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       1.0   -0.3      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.7                       1.0   -0.3      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      36.1   -8.7     51.2
  SNOW DEPTH       7

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       49                        42      7       47
  MONTH TO DATE  119                       126     -7      160
  SINCE MAR 1    119                       126     -7      160
  SINCE JUL 1   5490                      6572  -1082     6634

 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           100 AM
 LOWEST     57           600 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        59      1905
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -19      1917


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  4 2012.........SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   608 PM CST
MARCH  5 2012.........SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   609 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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