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CDUS43 KMPX 190020
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
719 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013


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...THE TWIN CITIES MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0700 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         81    501 PM  93    2012  70     11       93
  MINIMUM         56    824 AM  27    1915  50      6       63
  AVERAGE         69                        60      9       78

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            1.47          1.57 1892   0.10   1.37     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.58                      1.95   0.63     4.35
  SINCE MAR 1      9.84                      6.50   3.34     8.79
  SINCE JAN 1     12.03                      8.17   3.86    10.86

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           2.0  1915   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                         6     -6        0
  MONTH TO DATE  181                       154     27       65
  SINCE MAR 1   2063                      1682    381     1031
  SINCE JUL 1   7597                      7472    125     5794

 COOLING
  TODAY            4                         1      3       13
  MONTH TO DATE   28                        16     12       33
  SINCE MAR 1     31                        21     10       49
  SINCE JAN 1     31                        21     10       49
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM
 LOWEST     54           300 PM
 AVERAGE    77

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THE TWIN CITIES MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        97      2009
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        33      1961


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2013...........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   839 PM CDT
MAY 19 2013...........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 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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