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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
739 PM CDT WED MAY 8 2013


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...THE TWIN CITIES MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         78    118 PM  90    1874  67     11       60
  MINIMUM         58    352 AM  28    1960  47     11       49
  AVERAGE         68                        57     11       55

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             1.73 1872   0.11  -0.11     0.06
  MONTH TO DATE    0.63                      0.88  -0.25     4.29
  SINCE MAR 1      7.89                      5.43   2.46     8.73
  SINCE JAN 1     10.08                      7.10   2.98    10.80

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.5  1923   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                         9     -9       10
  MONTH TO DATE  111                        79     32       34
  SINCE MAR 1   1993                      1607    386     1000
  SINCE JUL 1   7527                      7397    130     5763

 COOLING
  TODAY            3                         1      2        0
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         6     -2       10
  SINCE MAR 1      7                        11     -4       26
  SINCE JAN 1      7                        11     -4       26
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    72           400 AM
 LOWEST     33          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    53

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THE TWIN CITIES MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        91      1987
                                             1887
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        27      1966


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  8 2013...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 PM CDT
MAY  9 2013...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 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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