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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
111 AM CST THU MAR 8 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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         44    316 AM  73    1987  34     10       27
  MINIMUM         21   1159 PM -20    1945  16      5        2
  AVERAGE         33                        25      8       15

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.45 1950   0.04  -0.04      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.26  -0.17     0.22
  SINCE MAR 1      0.09                      0.26  -0.17     0.22
  SINCE JAN 1      1.90                      1.50   0.40     2.07

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           9.0  1917   0.4   -0.4      0.4
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       2.3   -1.6      4.6
  SINCE MAR 1      0.7                       2.3   -1.6      4.6
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      37.4  -10.0     55.8
  SNOW DEPTH       5

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       32                        40     -8       50
  MONTH TO DATE  277                       288    -11      357
  SINCE MAR 1    277                       288    -11      357
  SINCE JUL 1   5648                      6734  -1086     6831

 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    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM
 LOWEST     69           500 PM
 AVERAGE    85

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        62      2000
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -13      1995


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  8 2012.........SUNRISE   641 AM CST   SUNSET   614 PM CST
MARCH  9 2012.........SUNRISE   639 AM CST   SUNSET   615 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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