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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
122 AM CDT THU MAR 22 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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         63    409 PM  75    1911  41     22       44
  MINIMUM         50    209 AM -19    1965  22     28       35
  AVERAGE         57                        32     25       40

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.17          0.97 1894   0.05   0.12     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.92                      0.95  -0.03     0.52
  SINCE MAR 1      0.92                      0.95  -0.03     0.52
  SINCE JAN 1      2.73                      2.19   0.54     2.37

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.8  1950   0.2   -0.2      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       6.2   -5.5      5.6
  SINCE MAR 1      0.7                       6.2   -5.5      5.6
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      41.3  -13.9     56.8
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        8                        33    -25       25
  MONTH TO DATE  499                       797   -298      847
  SINCE MAR 1    499                       797   -298      847
  SINCE JUL 1   5870                      7243  -1373     7321

 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     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1000 AM
 LOWEST     67           400 PM
 AVERAGE    84

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        71      1945
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        -8      1940


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 22 2012.........SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 PM CDT
MARCH 23 2012.........SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 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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