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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
135 AM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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         50    120 PM  67    1990  37     13       31
  MINIMUM         34   1159 PM -15    2009  18     16       12
  AVERAGE         42                        28     14       22

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.13          0.61 1990   0.04   0.09     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      0.48  -0.24     0.30
  SINCE MAR 1      0.24                      0.48  -0.24     0.30
  SINCE JAN 1      2.05                      1.72   0.33     2.15

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  1901   0.3   -0.3      0.3
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       3.8   -3.1      5.6
  SINCE MAR 1      0.7                       3.8   -3.1      5.6
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      38.9  -11.5     56.8
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       23                        38    -15       43
  MONTH TO DATE  425                       480    -55      556
  SINCE MAR 1    425                       480    -55      556
  SINCE JUL 1   5796                      6926  -1130     7030

 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM
 LOWEST     65          1000 PM
 AVERAGE    83

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        64      1911
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   19       -15      1975


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 13 2012.........SUNRISE   732 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 PM CDT
MARCH 14 2012.........SUNRISE   730 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 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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