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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
145 AM CDT MON APR 23 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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         53    216 PM  86    1913  60     -7       43
  MINIMUM         34   1159 PM  23    1986  36     -2       37
                                      1967
                                      1909
  AVERAGE         44                        48     -4       40

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.52 2001   0.09  -0.09     0.27
  MONTH TO DATE    2.50                      1.76   0.74     1.11
  SINCE MAR 1      3.65                      3.31   0.34     3.13
  SINCE JAN 1      5.46                      4.55   0.91     4.98

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.8  1963   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.5   -2.5      2.2
  SINCE MAR 1      0.7                      10.6   -9.9     14.9
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      45.7  -18.3     66.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       21                        17      4       25
  MONTH TO DATE  408                       495    -87      483
  SINCE MAR 1   1059                      1599   -540     1737
  SINCE JUL 1   6430                      8045  -1615     8211

 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM
 LOWEST     54           200 PM
 AVERAGE    74

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        88      1913
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        17      1909


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 23 2012.........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT
APRIL 24 2012.........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 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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