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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
123 AM CDT SAT MAR 24 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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         65    409 PM  81    1910  43     22       30
  MINIMUM         52   1159 PM -16    1965  23     29        6
  AVERAGE         59                        33     26       18

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.02          2.49 2009   0.06  -0.04     0.51
  MONTH TO DATE    1.03                      1.07  -0.04     1.78
  SINCE MAR 1      1.03                      1.07  -0.04     1.78
  SINCE JAN 1      2.84                      2.31   0.53     3.63

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.5  2011   0.2   -0.2      5.5
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       6.6   -5.9     12.7
  SINCE MAR 1      0.7                       6.6   -5.9     12.7
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      41.7  -14.3     63.9
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        6                        32    -26       47
  MONTH TO DATE  512                       862   -350      926
  SINCE MAR 1    512                       862   -350      926
  SINCE JUL 1   5883                      7308  -1425     7400

 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM
 LOWEST     78           500 PM
 AVERAGE    89

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        78      1910
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23       -22      1965


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 24 2012.........SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 PM CDT
MARCH 25 2012.........SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 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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