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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
121 AM CDT MON APR 30 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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   1221 PM  86    1952  63     -4       65
  MINIMUM         43    537 AM  18    1958  39      4       31
  AVERAGE         51                        51      0       48

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.24 2006   0.11  -0.11     0.02
  MONTH TO DATE    2.60                      2.47   0.13     1.58
  SINCE MAR 1      3.75                      4.02  -0.27     3.60
  SINCE JAN 1      5.56                      5.26   0.30     5.45

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1950   T      0.0      0.0
                                      1909
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.9   -2.9      2.2
  SINCE MAR 1      0.7                      11.0  -10.3     14.9
  SINCE JUL 1     27.4                      46.1  -18.7     66.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       14                        14      0       17
  MONTH TO DATE  504                       603    -99      621
  SINCE MAR 1   1155                      1707   -552     1875
  SINCE JUL 1   6526                      8153  -1627     8349

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0
  SINCE MAR 1      7                         1      6        0
  SINCE JAN 1      7                         1      6        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    83           200 AM
 LOWEST     55          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    69

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        91      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        21      1966
                                             1903


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 30 2012.........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 PM CDT
MAY  1 2012...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 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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