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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
130 AM CDT TUE MAY 8 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         65    346 PM  92    1990  66     -1       71
  MINIMUM         45    315 AM  23    1906  41      4       47
  AVERAGE         55                        54      1       59

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.96 1932   0.09  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.65                      0.67   2.98     0.65
  SINCE MAR 1      7.40                      4.79   2.61     4.82
  SINCE JAN 1      9.21                      6.03   3.18     6.67

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2010   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      1954
                                      1950
  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       10                        12     -2        6
  MONTH TO DATE   39                        89    -50      124
  SINCE MAR 1   1201                      1810   -609     2015
  SINCE JUL 1   6572                      8256  -1684     8489

 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM
 LOWEST     43           400 PM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        85      1985
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        23      1945


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  8 2012...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT
MAY  9 2012...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 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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