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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
206 AM CDT FRI MAY 4 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         76    320 PM  94    1949  65     11       59
  MINIMUM         55    753 AM  18    1907  40     15       26
  AVERAGE         66                        52     14       43

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.05          2.96 1912   0.10  -0.05     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.78                      0.29   1.49     0.01
  SINCE MAR 1      5.53                      4.41   1.12     4.18
  SINCE JAN 1      7.34                      5.65   1.69     6.03

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.5  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       22
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        40    -37       78
  SINCE MAR 1   1165                      1761   -596     1969
  SINCE JUL 1   6536                      8207  -1671     8443

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        1                         0      1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         0      5        0
  SINCE MAR 1     12                         2     10        0
  SINCE JAN 1     12                         2     10        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM
 LOWEST     46           600 PM
 AVERAGE    70

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        92      1952
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        19      1967


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  4 2012...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 PM CDT
MAY  5 2012...........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 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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