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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
1223 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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         34    415 PM  66    2000  34      0       24
  MINIMUM          1    628 AM -17    2003  15    -14        4
  AVERAGE         18                        24     -6       14

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.56 1896   0.04  -0.04     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.18  -0.09     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      0.09                      0.18  -0.09     0.00
  SINCE JAN 1      1.90                      1.42   0.48     1.85

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  1908   0.3   -0.3      0.0
                                      1900
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       1.6   -0.9      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.7                       1.6   -0.9      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      36.7   -9.3     51.2
  SNOW DEPTH       7

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       47                        41      6       51
  MONTH TO DATE  218                       208     10      255
  SINCE MAR 1    218                       208     10      255
  SINCE JUL 1   5589                      6654  -1065     6729

 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           800 AM
 LOWEST     64           400 PM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        71      1987
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   16       -17      1945


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  6 2012.........SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   611 PM CST
MARCH  7 2012.........SUNRISE   643 AM CST   SUNSET   612 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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