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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
121 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         68    519 PM  91    1934  64      4       59
  MINIMUM         48    617 AM  21    1966  39      9       39
                                      1903
  AVERAGE         58                        51      7       49

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.43 1954   0.10  -0.10     0.57
  MONTH TO DATE    2.60                      2.57   0.03     2.15
  SINCE MAR 1      3.75                      4.12  -0.37     4.17
  SINCE JAN 1      5.56                      5.36   0.20     6.02

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0  1909   T      0.0      0.0
  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        7                        14     -7       16
  MONTH TO DATE  511                       617   -106      637
  SINCE MAR 1   1162                      1721   -559     1891
  SINCE JUL 1   6533                      8167  -1634     8365

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0
  SINCE MAR 1      7                         2      5        0
  SINCE JAN 1      7                         2      5        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86           500 AM
 LOWEST     40           500 PM
 AVERAGE    63

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        94      1959
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        22      1966


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  1 2012...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 PM CDT
MAY  2 2012...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 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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