Climatological Report (Monthly)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
320 AM CDT MON APR 1 2013

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...THE TWIN CITIES MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              83   03/29/1986
                        03/30/1968
                        03/23/1910
 LOW              -27   03/11/1948
HIGHEST            56   03/30        55       1       80  03/17
LOWEST              5   03/20         9      -4        8  03/04
AVG. MAXIMUM     34.6              41.3    -6.7     57.5
AVG. MINIMUM     19.8              24.3    -4.5     39.1
MEAN             27.2              32.8    -5.6     48.3
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     15               5.9     9.1        2
DAYS MIN <= 32     29              23.8     5.2        9
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               1.0    -1.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         4.75   1965
 MINIMUM         0.09   1910
TOTALS           2.04              1.89    0.15     1.40
DAILY AVG.       0.07              0.06    0.01     0.05
DAYS >= .01         8               9.3    -1.3       12
DAYS >= .10         6               4.8     1.2        4
DAYS >= .50         1               0.9     0.1        1
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.2    -0.2        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.61   03/09 TO 03/09

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           40.0   5
                        0
TOTALS           13.8              10.3     3.5      1.3
SINCE 7/1        49.3              52.0    -2.7     22.3
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      6                 5       1        0
DAYS >= 1.0         3               2.7     0.3        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        13   03/06                          2  03/06
                                                          03/05
                                                          03/04
 24 HR TOTAL      5.4   MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1166               998     168      524
 SINCE 7/1       6700              6788     -88     5287
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0       16
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0       16
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    29/320    DATE  03/31
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    37/320    DATE  03/31

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            9
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         10

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     68

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN                5     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       3
LIGHT SNOW                7     SLEET                      1
FOG                      13     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                     11

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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