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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
138 AM CDT WED MAR 28 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 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         66   1217 PM  76    1946  45     21       32
  MINIMUM         41    237 AM  -2    1923  24     17       10
  AVERAGE         54                        35     19       21

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.73 1995   0.05  -0.04     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.10                      1.29  -0.19     1.78
  SINCE MAR 1      1.10                      1.29  -0.19     1.78
  SINCE JAN 1      2.91                      2.53   0.38     3.63

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.3  1965   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       7.3   -6.6     12.7
  SINCE MAR 1      0.7                       7.3   -6.6     12.7
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      42.4  -15.0     63.9
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       11                        30    -19       44
  MONTH TO DATE  578                       986   -408     1107
  SINCE MAR 1    578                       986   -408     1107
  SINCE JUL 1   5949                      7432  -1483     7581

 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    21.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    76           500 AM
 LOWEST     42          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    59

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        79      1946
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -4      1969


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 28 2012.........SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 PM CDT
MARCH 29 2012.........SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 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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