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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
143 AM CDT FRI AUG 31 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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         85   1209 PM  98    1921  77      8       71
  MINIMUM         62   1159 PM  38    1974  53      9       58
  AVERAGE         74                        65      9       65

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.58 1969   0.14  -0.13     0.09
  MONTH TO DATE    1.22                      3.66  -2.44     5.25
  SINCE JUN 1      7.17                     11.14  -3.97    13.75
  SINCE JAN 1     21.49                     19.45   2.04    25.28

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        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
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   31                        39     -8        1
  SINCE JUN 1     61                       134    -73       62
  SINCE JUL 1     31                        56    -25        1

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        9                         3      6        0
  MONTH TO DATE  124                       124      0      148
  SINCE JUN 1    638                       401    237      545
  SINCE JAN 1    689                       426    263      555
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    73          1200 AM
 LOWEST     43          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    58

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        95      1907
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        33      1974


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 31 2012........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER  1 2012.....SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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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