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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
134 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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    355 PM  94    1934  69      3       68
  MINIMUM         38    409 AM  30    1983  44     -6       34
                                      1956
                                      1930
  AVERAGE         55                        57     -2       51

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          5.00 1894   0.09  -0.09     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.88                      1.50   2.38     1.51
  SINCE MAR 1      7.63                      5.62   2.01     5.68
  SINCE JAN 1      9.44                      6.86   2.58     7.53

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1943   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                         9      1       14
  MONTH TO DATE  111                       180    -69      206
  SINCE MAR 1   1273                      1901   -628     2097
  SINCE JUL 1   6644                      8347  -1703     8571

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         8     -3        3
  SINCE MAR 1     12                        10      2        3
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        10      2        3
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.3


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    86           300 AM
 LOWEST     18           300 PM
 AVERAGE    52

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        90      1998
                                             1972
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        28      1973


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2012...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 PM CDT
MAY 18 2012...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   844 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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