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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
1254 AM CST SUN DEC 16 2012


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         36    356 PM  53    1907  24     12       35
  MINIMUM         33   1152 PM -28    1901   7     26       12
  AVERAGE         35                        16     19       24

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.44          0.69 1984   0.02   0.42      T
  MONTH TO DATE    1.43                      0.42   1.01     0.09
  SINCE DEC 1      1.43                      0.42   1.01     0.09
  SINCE JAN 1     24.94                     27.33  -2.39    27.76

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        1.4           5.0  1902   0.3    1.1       T
  MONTH TO DATE   13.2                       4.6    8.6       T
  SINCE DEC 1     13.2                       4.6    8.6       T
  SINCE JUL 1     16.4                      13.8    2.6      3.9
  SNOW DEPTH       6

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       30                        49    -19       41
  MONTH TO DATE  605                       700    -95      627
  SINCE DEC 1    605                       700    -95      627
  SINCE JUL 1   2427                      2625   -198     2226

 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM
 LOWEST     75          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    88

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        57      1939
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    7       -24      2008


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 16 2012......SUNRISE   751 AM CST   SUNSET   434 PM CST
DECEMBER 17 2012......SUNRISE   751 AM CST   SUNSET   434 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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