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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
758 PM CDT THU AUG 16 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 2012...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0700 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         71    213 PM 100    1950  80     -9       80
  MINIMUM         55    541 AM  42    1992  56     -1       64
  AVERAGE         63                        68     -5       72

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.07 1983   0.12  -0.12     1.66
  MONTH TO DATE    0.63                      1.86  -1.23     4.47
  SINCE JUN 1      6.58                      9.34  -2.76    12.97
  SINCE JAN 1     20.90                     17.65   3.25    24.50

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0       T
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            2                         1      1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        16     -5        0
  SINCE JUN 1     41                       111    -70       61
  SINCE JUL 1     11                        33    -22        0

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         4     -4        7
  MONTH TO DATE   59                        78    -19      105
  SINCE JUN 1    573                       355    218      502
  SINCE JAN 1    624                       380    244      512
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84          1200 AM
 LOWEST     42           200 PM
 AVERAGE    63

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        94      1934
                                             1925
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        41      1981
                                             1977


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 16 2012........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT
AUGUST 17 2012........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 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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