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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
126 AM CDT SUN APR 1 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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         50    600 PM  78    1986  47      3       41
  MINIMUM         41    430 AM  -2    1969  26     15       32
  AVERAGE         46                        37      9       37

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.30 1896   0.07  -0.07     0.24
  MONTH TO DATE    1.15                      1.55  -0.40     2.02
  SINCE MAR 1      1.15                      1.55  -0.40     2.02
  SINCE JAN 1      2.96                      2.79   0.17     3.87

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.3  2009   0.2   -0.2       T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       8.1   -7.4     12.7
  SINCE MAR 1      0.7                       8.1   -7.4     12.7
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      43.2  -15.8     63.9
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       19                        28     -9       28
  MONTH TO DATE  651                      1102   -451     1254
  SINCE MAR 1    651                      1104   -453     1254
  SINCE JUL 1   6022                      7550  -1528     7728

 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           700 AM
 LOWEST     86          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    91

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        77      2010
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26         3      1975


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  1 2012.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT
APRIL  2 2012.........SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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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