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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN                               
138 AM CDT WED APR 25 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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         74    402 PM  87    1962  61     13       61       
  MINIMUM         47    609 AM  18    1956  36     11       29       
  AVERAGE         61                        49     12       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.35 1908   0.11  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.53                      1.96   0.57     1.12    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.68                      3.51   0.17     3.14    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.49                      4.75   0.74     4.99    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1950   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
                                      1902                          
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.7   -2.7      2.2     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.7                      10.8  -10.1     14.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      45.9  -18.5     66.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                        16    -12       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  428                       528   -100      526       
  SINCE MAR 1   1079                      1632   -553     1780       
  SINCE JUL 1   6450                      8078  -1628     8254       
                                                                     
 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     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        88      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        21      1907                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 25 2012.........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT   
APRIL 26 2012.........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 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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