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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
719 PM CDT THU MAY 16 2013


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...THE TWIN CITIES MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         83    337 PM  94    1934  69     14       70
  MINIMUM         58    515 AM  31    1929  49      9       47
                                      1890
  AVERAGE         71                        59     12       59

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.10 1905   0.11  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.86                      1.74  -0.88     4.35
  SINCE MAR 1      8.12                      6.29   1.83     8.79
  SINCE JAN 1     10.31                      7.96   2.35    10.86

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           T    1916   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        6
  MONTH TO DATE  178                       141     37       65
  SINCE MAR 1   2060                      1669    391     1031
  SINCE JUL 1   7594                      7459    135     5794

 COOLING
  TODAY            6                         1      5        0
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        14     10       15
  SINCE MAR 1     27                        19      8       31
  SINCE JAN 1     27                        19      8       31
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4


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           500 AM
 LOWEST     22           200 PM
 AVERAGE    42

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THE TWIN CITIES MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        93      1987
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        31      1915


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2013...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT
MAY 17 2013...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 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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