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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
130 AM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         65R   330 PM  64    1935  38     27       40
  MINIMUM         30    624 AM -18    1897  20     10       27
  AVERAGE         48                        29     19       34

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.19 1945   0.04  -0.04     0.08
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      0.62  -0.38     0.38
  SINCE MAR 1      0.24                      0.62  -0.38     0.38
  SINCE JAN 1      2.05                      1.86   0.19     2.23

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.4  2002   0.3   -0.3      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       4.7   -4.0      5.6
  SINCE MAR 1      0.7                       4.7   -4.0      5.6
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      39.8  -12.4     56.8
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       17                        36    -19       31
  MONTH TO DATE  472                       590   -118      676
  SINCE MAR 1    472                       590   -118      676
  SINCE JUL 1   5843                      7036  -1193     7150

 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    72           300 AM
 LOWEST     27           200 PM
 AVERAGE    50

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        63      1930
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -11      1900


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 16 2012.........SUNRISE   726 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 PM CDT
MARCH 17 2012.........SUNRISE   724 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 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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