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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
130 AM CDT WED MAY 9 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         62    442 PM  85    1985  67     -5       62
  MINIMUM         47   1245 AM  23    1945  42      5       49
  AVERAGE         55                        54      1       56

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.23          1.20 1938   0.10   0.13     0.28
  MONTH TO DATE    3.88                      0.77   3.11     0.93
  SINCE MAR 1      7.63                      4.89   2.74     5.10
  SINCE JAN 1      9.44                      6.13   3.31     6.95

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.5  1938   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       10                        11     -1        9
  MONTH TO DATE   49                       100    -51      133
  SINCE MAR 1   1211                      1821   -610     2024
  SINCE JUL 1   6582                      8267  -1685     8498

 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     N (360)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86          1200 AM
 LOWEST     51           200 PM
 AVERAGE    69

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        91      1928
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        21      1945


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  9 2012...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 PM CDT
MAY 10 2012...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 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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