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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
149 AM CDT WED MAY 16 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         72    319 PM  97    2001  69      3       63
  MINIMUM         49   1159 PM  26    2004  44      5       41
  AVERAGE         61                        56      5       52

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.24 1911   0.09  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.88                      1.41   2.47     1.51
  SINCE MAR 1      7.63                      5.53   2.10     5.68
  SINCE JAN 1      9.44                      6.77   2.67     7.53

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.9  1929   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        4                         9     -5       13
  MONTH TO DATE  101                       171    -70      192
  SINCE MAR 1   1263                      1892   -629     2083
  SINCE JUL 1   6634                      8338  -1704     8557

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         7     -2        3
  SINCE MAR 1     12                         9      3        3
  SINCE JAN 1     12                         9      3        3
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    59          1100 PM
 LOWEST     24           300 PM
 AVERAGE    42

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        94      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        30      1983
                                             1956
                                             1930


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2012...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 PM CDT
MAY 17 2012...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 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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