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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
139 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         62    344 PM  65    1911  41     21       42
                                      1910
  MINIMUM         50   1159 PM -15    1965  22     28       36
  AVERAGE         56                        31     25       39

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.47 1991   0.06  -0.04     0.04
  MONTH TO DATE    0.75                      0.90  -0.15     0.52
  SINCE MAR 1      0.75                      0.90  -0.15     0.52
  SINCE JAN 1      2.56                      2.14   0.42     2.37

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.3  1982   0.3   -0.3      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       6.0   -5.3      5.6
  SINCE MAR 1      0.7                       6.0   -5.3      5.6
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      41.1  -13.7     56.8
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        9                        34    -25       26
  MONTH TO DATE  491                       764   -273      822
  SINCE MAR 1    491                       764   -273      822
  SINCE JUL 1   5862                      7210  -1348     7296

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM
 LOWEST     72           200 PM
 AVERAGE    86

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        75      1911
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22       -19      1965


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 21 2012.........SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 PM CDT
MARCH 22 2012.........SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 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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