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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
721 PM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013


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...THE TWIN CITIES MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         82    146 PM  97    2009  70     12       88
  MINIMUM         64    433 PM  33    1961  50     14       63
  AVERAGE         73                        60     13       76

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            1.14R         0.99 1925   0.11   1.03     0.42
  MONTH TO DATE    3.72                      2.06   1.66     4.77
  SINCE MAR 1     10.98                      6.61   4.37     9.21
  SINCE JAN 1     13.17                      8.28   4.89    11.28

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.2  1971   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                       160     21       65
  SINCE MAR 1   2063                      1688    375     1031
  SINCE JUL 1   7597                      7478    119     5794

 COOLING
  TODAY            8                         1      7       11
  MONTH TO DATE   36                        17     19       44
  SINCE MAR 1     39                        22     17       60
  SINCE JAN 1     39                        22     17       60
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           200 AM
 LOWEST     54           100 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE TWIN CITIES MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        94      2009
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        31      1892


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 19 2013...........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 PM CDT
MAY 20 2013...........SUNRISE   539 AM CDT   SUNSET   841 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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