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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
126 AM CDT MON MAY 7 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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         66    227 PM  87    2000  66      0       68
                                      1918
  MINIMUM         48   1251 AM  24    1944  41      7       40
  AVERAGE         57                        54      3       54

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        1.06          1.88 1936   0.10   0.96     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.65                      0.58   3.07     0.65
  SINCE MAR 1      7.40                      4.70   2.70     4.82
  SINCE JAN 1      9.21                      5.94   3.27     6.67

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.2  1947   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        8                        12     -4       11
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        77    -48      118
  SINCE MAR 1   1191                      1798   -607     2009
  SINCE JUL 1   6562                      8244  -1682     8483

 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM
 LOWEST     73           200 PM
 AVERAGE    83

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        92      1990
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        23      1906


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  7 2012...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT
MAY  8 2012...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 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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