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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
145 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012

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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         75R   455 PM  68    1894  39     36       50
  MINIMUM         51    629 AM -14    1993  20     31       33
                                      1941
  AVERAGE         63                        30     33       42

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.13 1897   0.06  -0.06     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      0.73  -0.49     0.38
  SINCE MAR 1      0.24                      0.73  -0.49     0.38
  SINCE JAN 1      2.05                      1.97   0.08     2.23

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0          13.0  1965   0.2   -0.2      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       5.2   -4.5      5.6
  SINCE MAR 1      0.7                       5.2   -4.5      5.6
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      40.3  -12.9     56.8
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        2                        35    -33       23
  MONTH TO DATE  482                       661   -179      730
  SINCE MAR 1    482                       661   -179      730
  SINCE JUL 1   5853                      7107  -1254     7204

 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM
 LOWEST     54           500 PM
 AVERAGE    77

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        70      1910
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21       -12      1941


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 18 2012.........SUNRISE   722 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 PM CDT
MARCH 19 2012.........SUNRISE   720 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 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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