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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
100 AM CST FRI MAR 9 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         36    438 PM  62    2000  35      1       36
  MINIMUM         18   1159 PM -13    1995  17      1        2
  AVERAGE         27                        26      1       19

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.00 2000   0.04  -0.03     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.10                      0.30  -0.20     0.22
  SINCE MAR 1      0.10                      0.30  -0.20     0.22
  SINCE JAN 1      1.91                      1.54   0.37     2.07

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             7.5  1999   0.3   -0.3      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       2.6   -1.9      4.6
  SINCE MAR 1      0.7                       2.6   -1.9      4.6
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      37.7  -10.3     55.8
  SNOW DEPTH       4

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       38                        39     -1       46
  MONTH TO DATE  315                       327    -12      403
  SINCE MAR 1    315                       327    -12      403
  SINCE JUL 1   5686                      6773  -1087     6877

 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    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           500 AM
 LOWEST     44           900 PM
 AVERAGE    64

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        61      1911
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   17       -19      1995


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  9 2012.........SUNRISE   639 AM CST   SUNSET   615 PM CST
MARCH 10 2012.........SUNRISE   637 AM CST   SUNSET   616 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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