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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
126 AM CDT SAT APR 21 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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         59    250 PM  84    1980  59      0       45
  MINIMUM         28    559 AM  20    1897  35     -7       28
  AVERAGE         44                        47     -3       37

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.08 1917   0.09  -0.09     0.14
  MONTH TO DATE    2.05                      1.58   0.47     0.81
  SINCE MAR 1      3.20                      3.13   0.07     2.83
  SINCE JAN 1      5.01                      4.37   0.64     4.68

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.1  1924   0.1   -0.1      2.0
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.4   -2.4      2.2
  SINCE MAR 1      0.7                      10.5   -9.8     14.9
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      45.6  -18.2     66.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       21                        18      3       28
  MONTH TO DATE  368                       460    -92      430
  SINCE MAR 1   1019                      1564   -545     1684
  SINCE JUL 1   6390                      8010  -1620     8158

 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    78           300 AM
 LOWEST     29          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    54

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        96      1980
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        21      1950
                                             1936


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 21 2012.........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT
APRIL 22 2012.........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 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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