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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
220 AM CDT SAT MAY 5 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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   1253 PM  92    1952  65      3       64
  MINIMUM         48   1159 PM  19    1967  40      8       31
  AVERAGE         58                        53      5       48

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.04          0.99 1912   0.10  -0.06     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.82                      0.39   1.43     0.01
  SINCE MAR 1      5.57                      4.51   1.06     4.18
  SINCE JAN 1      7.38                      5.75   1.63     6.03

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.3  1979   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        7                        13     -6       17
  MONTH TO DATE   10                        53    -43       95
  SINCE MAR 1   1172                      1774   -602     1986
  SINCE JUL 1   6543                      8220  -1677     8460

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM
 LOWEST     53           100 PM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        91      2000
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        25      1967
                                             1944


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  5 2012...........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT
MAY  6 2012...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 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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