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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
127 AM CDT SAT MAR 31 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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         56    430 PM  79    1968  47      9       42
  MINIMUM         42    801 AM  -7    1969  26     16       15
  AVERAGE         49                        36     13       29

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.67 2007   0.06  -0.06     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.15                      1.48  -0.33     1.78
  SINCE MAR 1      1.15                      1.48  -0.33     1.78
  SINCE JAN 1      2.96                      2.72   0.24     3.63

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.8  1938   0.2   -0.2      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       7.9   -7.2     12.7
  SINCE MAR 1      0.7                       7.9   -7.2     12.7
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      43.0  -15.6     63.9
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       16                        29    -13       36
  MONTH TO DATE  632                      1074   -442     1226
  SINCE MAR 1    632                      1074   -442     1226
  SINCE JUL 1   6003                      7520  -1517     7700

 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     E (110)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM
 LOWEST     61           500 PM
 AVERAGE    77

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        78      1986
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -2      1969


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 31 2012.........SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT
APRIL  1 2012.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 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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