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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
240 AM CDT SUN MAY 6 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         59    402 PM  91    2000  66     -7       63
  MINIMUM         48   1110 PM  25    1967  41      7       43
                                      1944
  AVERAGE         54                        53      1       53

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.77          1.86 1912   0.09   0.68     0.64
  MONTH TO DATE    2.59                      0.48   2.11     0.65
  SINCE MAR 1      6.34                      4.60   1.74     4.82
  SINCE JAN 1      8.15                      5.84   2.31     6.67

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.3  1991   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       11                        12     -1       12
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        65    -44      107
  SINCE MAR 1   1183                      1786   -603     1998
  SINCE JUL 1   6554                      8232  -1678     8472

 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           200 PM
 LOWEST     77           100 AM
 AVERAGE    85

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        87      2000
                                             1918
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        24      1944


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  6 2012...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT
MAY  7 2012...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 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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