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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
1232 AM CST SAT DEC 8 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 7 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         30    101 PM  53    1939  27      3       35
  MINIMUM         17    806 AM -22    1936  10      7       11
  AVERAGE         24                        19      5       23

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.04          0.41 1969   0.03   0.01     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      0.21  -0.14      T
  SINCE DEC 1      0.07                      0.21  -0.14      T
  SINCE JAN 1     23.58                     27.12  -3.54    27.67

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.4           4.3  1969   0.3    0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.4                       2.2   -1.8       T
  SINCE DEC 1      0.4                       2.2   -1.8       T
  SINCE JUL 1      3.6                      11.4   -7.8      3.9
  SNOW DEPTH       1

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       41                        46     -5       42
  MONTH TO DATE  230                       315    -85      315
  SINCE DEC 1    230                       315    -85      315
  SINCE JUL 1   2052                      2240   -188     1914

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1    739                       465    274      634
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           800 AM
 LOWEST     74           100 AM
 AVERAGE    83

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        54      1939
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   10       -22      1978


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER  8 2012......SUNRISE   744 AM CST   SUNSET   433 PM CST
DECEMBER  9 2012......SUNRISE   745 AM CST   SUNSET   433 PM CST


-  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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