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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
136 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         78R   135 PM  71    1910  40     38       45
  MINIMUM         59   1159 PM -12    1965  21     38       22
  AVERAGE         69                        31     38       34

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.49          2.00 1897   0.06   0.43     0.10
  MONTH TO DATE    0.73                      0.84  -0.11     0.48
  SINCE MAR 1      0.73                      0.84  -0.11     0.48
  SINCE JAN 1      2.54                      2.08   0.46     2.33

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.4  1964   0.2   -0.2      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       5.7   -5.0      5.6
  SINCE MAR 1      0.7                       5.7   -5.0      5.6
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      40.8  -13.4     56.8
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                        34    -34       31
  MONTH TO DATE  482                       730   -248      796
  SINCE MAR 1    482                       730   -248      796
  SINCE JUL 1   5853                      7176  -1323     7270

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        4                         0      4        0
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         0      7        0
  SINCE MAR 1      7                         0      7        0
  SINCE JAN 1      7                         0      7        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93          1100 PM
 LOWEST     50           300 PM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        65      1911
                                             1910
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22       -15      1965


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 20 2012.........SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 PM CDT
MARCH 21 2012.........SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 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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