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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
154 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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         61R   317 PM  60    1902  36     25       42
                                      1901
  MINIMUM         33    620 AM -32    1948  18     15       20
  AVERAGE         47                        27     20       31

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.18 1899   0.05  -0.04     0.07
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      0.44  -0.33     0.29
  SINCE MAR 1      0.11                      0.44  -0.33     0.29
  SINCE JAN 1      1.92                      1.68   0.24     2.14

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.9  1963   0.3   -0.3      0.7
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       3.5   -2.8      5.3
  SINCE MAR 1      0.7                       3.5   -2.8      5.3
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      38.6  -11.2     56.5
  SNOW DEPTH       2

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       18                        38    -20       34
  MONTH TO DATE  402                       442    -40      513
  SINCE MAR 1    402                       442    -40      513
  SINCE JUL 1   5773                      6888  -1115     6987

 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 (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82           600 AM
 LOWEST     47           400 PM
 AVERAGE    65

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        67      1990
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   18       -15      2009


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 12 2012.........SUNRISE   734 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 PM CDT
MARCH 13 2012.........SUNRISE   732 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 PM CDT


-  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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