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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
122 AM CDT WED MAY 2 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         72    328 PM  94    1959  64      8       39
  MINIMUM         52   1204 AM  22    1966  39     13       30
  AVERAGE         62                        52     10       35

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        1.73          1.80 1894   0.10   1.63     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    1.73                      0.10   1.63     0.01
  SINCE MAR 1      5.48                      4.22   1.26     4.18
  SINCE JAN 1      7.29                      5.46   1.83     6.03

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.8  1935   0.0    0.0       T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0       T
  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        3                        14    -11       30
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        14    -11       30
  SINCE MAR 1   1165                      1735   -570     1921
  SINCE JUL 1   6536                      8181  -1645     8395

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      7                         2      5        0
  SINCE JAN 1      7                         2      5        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM
 LOWEST     66           300 PM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        94      1959
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        21      1990
                                             1967


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  2 2012...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 PM CDT
MAY  3 2012...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 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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