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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
429 PM CDT WED MAY 15 2013


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...THE TWIN CITIES MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2013...
VALID AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         76    259 PM  94    2001  69      7       74
  MINIMUM         56    425 AM  31    1980  49      7       55
                                      1907
  AVERAGE         66                        59      7       65

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.95 1911   0.10  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.86                      1.63  -0.77     4.35
  SINCE MAR 1      8.12                      6.18   1.94     8.79
  SINCE JAN 1     10.31                      7.85   2.46    10.86

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.8  1907   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                       0.0    0.5       T
  SINCE MAR 1     32.2                      12.7   19.5      1.3
  SINCE JUL 1     67.7                      54.4   13.3     22.3
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         7     -7        0
  MONTH TO DATE  178                       134     44       59
  SINCE MAR 1   2060                      1662    398     1025
  SINCE JUL 1   7594                      7452    142     5788

 COOLING
  TODAY            1                         1      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        13      3       15
  SINCE MAR 1     19                        18      1       31
  SINCE JAN 1     19                        18      1       31
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    62           400 AM
 LOWEST     29           300 PM
 AVERAGE    46

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THE TWIN CITIES MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        94      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        31      1929
                                             1890


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2013...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 PM CDT
MAY 16 2013...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 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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