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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
130 PM CST TUE FEB 05 2013

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...THE ST CLOUD MN  CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2013...

            CLIMATE   NORMAL    PERIOD    1971 TO 2000
            CLIMATE   RECORD    PERIOD    1891 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR
                             VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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MONTHLY      REPORT    JANUARY     2013      STC     AIRPORT

TEMPS                   ACTUAL    NORMAL    DEPART            RANK
AVERAGE     MAX          22.6      21.4      1.2      WARMER   33  WARM
AVERAGE     MIN          3.8       1.8       2.0      WARMER   39  WARM
MONTH       MEAN         13.2      11.6      1.6      WARMER   37  WARM

DAILY       MAX           40        JAN-10-2013
DAILY       MIN          -18        JAN-01-2013

HDD                     ACTUAL    NORMAL    DEPART            RANK
TOTAL       MONTH        1597      1655      -58      WARMER   36  WARM
TOTAL       SEASON       4870      5102      -232     WARMER   33  WARM

CDD                     ACTUAL    NORMAL    DEPART            RANK
TOTAL       MONTH         0         0         0       NORMAL   N/A
TOTAL       ANNUAL        0         0         0       NORMAL   N/A

PRECIP                  ACTUAL    NORMAL    DEPART            RANK
MONTH       TOTAL        0.45      0.65     -0.20     DRIER    48  DRY
ANNUAL      TOTAL        0.45      0.65     -0.20     DRIER    48  DRY
DAILY       MAX          0.14 JAN-10-2013

SNW                     ACTUAL   AVERAGE    DEPART            RANK
MONTH       TOTAL        2.5       8.6       -6.1     DRIER    15  DRY
SEASON      TOTAL        20.7      27.2      -6.5     DRIER   NEAR NORM
DAILY       MAX          0.9 JAN-27-2013
MAX         DEPTH         6  JAN-01-2013

JANUARY     EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD  FOR COMPARISON
EXTREME               EXTREME   YEAR      DEPART              RANK
JANUARY     MAX       33.1      1990      11.7      WARMEST     1  WARM
JANUARY     MAX       3.3       1912      -18.1     COLDEST     1  COLD
JANUARY     MIN       18.2      2006      16.4      WARMEST     1  WARM
JANUARY     MIN       -14.7     1912      -16.5     COLDEST     1  COLD
JANUARY     MEAN      25.5      2006      13.9      WARMEST     1  WARM
JANUARY     MEAN      -5.7      1912      -17.3     COLDEST     1  COLD
JANUARY     HDD       1220      2006      -435      WARMEST     1  WARM
JANUARY     HDD       2183      1912      528       COLDEST     1  COLD
JANUARY     CDD       0         NONE      RECORDED  WARMEST     1  WARM
JANUARY     CDD       0         NONE      RECORDED  COLDEST     1  COLD
JANUARY     PRECIP    2.75      1897      2.10      WETTEST     1  WET
JANUARY     PRECIP    0.00      1898      -0.65     DRIEST      1  DRY
JANUARY     SNOW      29.9      1975      21.3      SNOWIEST    1  WET
JANUARY     SNOW      0.1       1990      -8.5      DRIEST      1  DRY

WIND        MPH         ACTUAL    NORMAL    DEPART
ANNUAL      AVERAGE      8.9       10.6      -1.7
PEAK WIND   GUST          46 MPH NORTHWEST JAN-19-2013
DAILY FAST  2-MINUTE      38 MPH NORTHWEST JAN-19-2013

SUNSHINE
ANNUAL       MIN-GAIN  MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS  PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
JAN             57        0        1.0       0.0        13      0

SUNSHINE
MONTHLY      MIN-GAIN  MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS  PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
JAN             57        0        1.0       0.0        13      0

SUNSHINE
SEASON       MIN-GAIN  MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS  PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
NDJ             63       -90       1.1       -1.5       14     -21

WEATHER               ACTUAL
TYPE        NCDC      COUNT
1=FOG/MIST            14
2=FOG DENSE 1.0       3
3=THUNDER   0.0       0
4=IP/SLEET            0
5=HAIL                0
6=FRZ RAIN            2
7=BLWG DUST           0
8=HAZE/SMK            11
9=BLWG SNW            0

TEMP        COUNT     NUMBER    OF DAYS
MAXIMUM     ACTUAL    AVERAGE   DEPART
<=32        20        25        -5        WARMER
>=50        0         0         0         NORMAL
>=60        0         0         0         NORMAL
>=70        0         0         0         NORMAL
>=80        0         0         0         NORMAL
>=90        0         0         0         NORMAL

TEMP        COUNT     NUMBER    OF DAYS
MINIMUM     ACTUAL    AVERAGE   DEPART
<= 32       30        31        -1        WARMER
<= 20       28        27        1         COOLER
<= 10       22        21        1         COOLER
<= 0        13        14        -1        WARMER
<= -10      5         7         -2        WARMER
>= 50       0         0         0         NORMAL

PRECIP      COUNT     NUMBER    OF DAYS
DAYS WITH A ACTUAL    AVERAGE   DEPART
T (ONLY)    13        7         6         WETTER
>= 0.01     7         8         -1        DRIER
>= 0.10     2         2         0         DRIER
>= 0.25     0         1         -1        DRIER
>= 0.50     0         0         0         DRIER
>= 1.00     0         0         0         NORMAL

SNOW        COUNT     NUMBER    OF DAYS
DAYS WITH A ACTUAL    AVERAGE   DEPART
T (ONLY)    9         6         3         SNOWIER
>= 0.1      9         8         1         SNOWIER
>= 1.0      0         3         -3        DRIER
>= 1.5      0         2         -2        DRIER
>= 2.0      0         2         -2        DRIER
>= 3.0      0         1         -1        DRIER

NEW DAILY    EXTREME
MAX TEMP        0
COLD MAX        0
MIN TEMP        0
WARM MIN        2
PRECIP          0
SNOW            0

NEW DAILY   RECORD    EXTREME     LISTING           PREVIOUS
TYPE        NEW/TIE   /AMOUNT       /DATE YEAR      SET/TIE    OLD YEAR
WARM LOW    NEW->         33        JAN-01-2013     OLD->      27  1928
WARM LOW    NEW->         27        JAN-28-2013     OLD->      25  1909

3 MONTH LISTING WITH NORMALS...DEPARTURES AND RANKINGS

3-MONTH     DATA      NOVEMBER  DECEMBER  JANUARY   (NDJ)
NDJ         2013      ACTUAL    NORMAL    DEPART              RANK
NDJ-13      MAX       30.6      28.4      2.2       WARMER     31  WARM
NDJ-13      MIN       12.1      10.2      1.9       WARMER     34  WARM
NDJ-13      MEAN      21.3      19.3      2.0       WARMER     29  WARM
NDJ-13      HDD       4003      4217      -214      WARMER     29  WARM
NDJ-13      CDD       0         0         0         NORMAL     N/A
NDJ-13      PRECIP    3.02      2.20      0.82      WETTER     46  WET
NDJ-13      SNW       20.4      17.8      2.6       SNOWIER   NEAR NORM

            3-MONTH EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD  FOR COMPARISON
EXTREME     NDJ       EXTREME   YEAR      DEPART              RANK
NOV-DEC-JAN MAX       37.8      2002      9.4       WARMEST     1  WARM
NOV-DEC-JAN MAX       19.8      1912      -8.6      COLDEST     1  COLD
NOV-DEC-JAN MIN       20        2002      9.8       WARMEST     1  WARM
NOV-DEC-JAN MIN       -1.8      1977      -12.0     COLDEST     1  COLD
NOV-DEC-JAN MEAN      29.0      2002      9.7       WARMEST     1  WARM
NOV-DEC-JAN MEAN      9.4       1977      -9.9      COLDEST     1  COLD
NOV-DEC-JAN HDD       3304      2002      -913      WARMEST     1  WARM
NOV-DEC-JAN HDD       5114      1977      897       COLDEST     1  COLD
NOV-DEC-JAN CDD       0         NONE      RECORDED  WARMEST     1  WARM
NOV-DEC-JAN CDD       0         NONE      RECORDED  COLDEST     1  COLD
NOV-DEC-JAN PRECIP    6.50      1997      4.30      WETTEST     1  WET
NOV-DEC-JAN PRECIP    0.33      1940      -1.87     DRIEST      1  DRY
NOV-DEC-JAN SNW       54.0      1969      36.2      SNOWIEST    1  WET
NOV-DEC-JAN SNW       4.1       1959      -13.7     DRIEST      1  DRY

ANNUAL      DATA      YEAR   TO DATE

JANUARY     2013      ACTUAL    NORMAL    DEPART              RANK
JAN-13      MAX       22.6      21.4      1.2       WARMER     33  WARM
JAN-13      MIN       3.8       1.8       2.0       WARMER     39  WARM
JAN-13      MEAN      13.2      11.6      1.6       WARMER     37  WARM
JAN-13      HDD-ANN   1597      1655      -58       WARMER     36  WARM
JUL-JAN-13  HDD-SEA   4870      5102      -232      WARMER     33  WARM
JAN-13      CDD       0         0         0         NORMAL     N/A
JAN-13      PRECIP    0.45      0.65      -0.20     DRIER      48  DRY
JAN-13      SNOW-ANN  2.5       8.6       -6.1      DRIER      15  DRY
JUL-JAN-13  SNOW-SEA  20.7      27.2      -6.5      DRIER     NEAR NORM

            ANNUAL EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD  FOR COMPARISON
EXTREMES    JANUARY   EXTREME   YEAR      DEPART              RANK
JANUARY     MAX       33.1      1990      11.7      WARMEST     1  WARM
JANUARY     MAX       3.3       1912      -18.1     COLDEST     1  COLD
JANUARY     MIN       18.2      2006      16.4      WARMEST     1  WARM
JANUARY     MIN       -14.7     1912      -16.5     COLDEST     1  COLD
JANUARY     MEAN      25.5      2006      13.9      WARMEST     1  WARM
JANUARY     MEAN      -5.7      1912      -17.3     COLDEST     1  COLD
JANUARY     HDD-ANN   1220      2006      -435      WARMEST     1  WARM
JANUARY     HDD-ANN   2183      1912      528       COLDEST     1  COLD
JANUARY     HDD-SEA   4119      1921      -983      WARMEST     1  WARM
JANUARY     HDD-SEA   6174      1977      1072      COLDEST     1  COLD
JANUARY     CDD       0         NONE      RECORDED  WARMEST     1  WARM
JANUARY     CDD       0         NONE      RECORDED  COLDEST     1  COLD
JANUARY     PRECIP    2.75      1897      2.10      WETTEST     1  WET
JANUARY     PRECIP    0.00      1898      -0.65     DRIEST      1  DRY
JANUARY     SNW-ANN   29.9      1975      21.3      SNOWIEST    1  WET
JANUARY     SNW-ANN   0.1       1990      -8.5      DRIEST      1  DRY
JANUARY     SNW-SEA   55.0      1937      27.8      SNOWIEST    1  WET
JANUARY     SNW-SEA   4.1       1959      -23.1     DRIEST      1  DRY


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