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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
1224 AM CST MON MAR 5 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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         27    322 PM  59    1905  33     -6       26
  MINIMUM         -2    601 AM -19    1917  15    -17       16
  AVERAGE         13                        24    -11       21

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.47 1920   0.03  -0.03     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.14  -0.05     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      0.09                      0.14  -0.05     0.00
  SINCE JAN 1      1.90                      1.38   0.52     1.85

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           9.0  1985   0.3   -0.3      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       1.3   -0.6      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.7                       1.3   -0.6      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      36.4   -9.0     51.2
  SNOW DEPTH       7

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       52                        41     11       44
  MONTH TO DATE  171                       167      4      204
  SINCE MAR 1    171                       167      4      204
  SINCE JUL 1   5542                      6613  -1071     6678

 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    95           400 AM
 LOWEST     55           200 PM
 AVERAGE    75

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        66      2000
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -17      2003


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  5 2012.........SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   609 PM CST
MARCH  6 2012.........SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   611 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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