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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
204 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         81    241 PM  94    1959  65     16       46
  MINIMUM         56    145 AM  21    1990  40     16       31
                                      1967
  AVERAGE         69                        52     17       39

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.87 2008   0.09  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.73                      0.19   1.54     0.01
  SINCE MAR 1      5.48                      4.31   1.17     4.18
  SINCE JAN 1      7.29                      5.55   1.74     6.03

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.7  1954   0.0    0.0      0.0
  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        0                        13    -13       26
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        27    -24       56
  SINCE MAR 1   1165                      1748   -583     1947
  SINCE JUL 1   6536                      8194  -1658     8421

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        4                         0      4        0
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         0      4        0
  SINCE MAR 1     11                         2      9        0
  SINCE JAN 1     11                         2      9        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM
 LOWEST     35           200 PM
 AVERAGE    64

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        94      1949
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        18      1907


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  3 2012...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 PM CDT
MAY  4 2012...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 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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