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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
152 AM CDT WED APR 18 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         57    403 PM  86    1987  58     -1       47
  MINIMUM         26    332 AM  15    1907  33     -7       31
  AVERAGE         42                        45     -3       39

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.25          0.80 1896   0.09   0.16     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.95                      1.32   0.63     0.67
  SINCE MAR 1      3.10                      2.87   0.23     2.69
  SINCE JAN 1      4.91                      4.11   0.80     4.54

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.0  1939   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.1   -2.1      0.2
  SINCE MAR 1      0.7                      10.2   -9.5     12.9
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      45.3  -17.9     64.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       23                        20      3       26
  MONTH TO DATE  313                       404    -91      353
  SINCE MAR 1    964                      1508   -544     1607
  SINCE JUL 1   6335                      7954  -1619     8081

 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM
 LOWEST     50          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        88      1987
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        17      1928


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2012.........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2012.........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 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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