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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
230 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         44   1204 AM  86    1913  57    -13       40
  MINIMUM         29   1126 PM  16    1907  33     -4       31
  AVERAGE         37                        45     -8       36

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.02          3.26 2003   0.09  -0.07     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    1.70                      1.23   0.47     0.67
  SINCE MAR 1      2.85                      2.78   0.07     2.69
  SINCE JAN 1      4.66                      4.02   0.64     4.54

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             3.0  1961   0.1   -0.1      0.2
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.0   -2.0      0.2
  SINCE MAR 1      0.7                      10.1   -9.4     12.9
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      45.2  -17.8     64.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       28                        20      8       29
  MONTH TO DATE  290                       384    -94      327
  SINCE MAR 1    941                      1488   -547     1581
  SINCE JUL 1   6312                      7934  -1622     8055

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      7                         0      7        0
  SINCE JAN 1      7                         0      7        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM
 LOWEST     53           500 PM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        86      1987
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        15      1907


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2012.........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT
APRIL 18 2012.........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 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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