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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
343 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013


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...THE TWIN CITIES MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 2013...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         72    524 PM  94    2009  71      1       63
  MINIMUM         60   1159 PM  31    1892  50     10       51
  AVERAGE         66                        60      6       57

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.60          1.14 1937   0.11   0.49     0.02
  MONTH TO DATE    4.34                      2.17   2.17     4.79
  SINCE MAR 1     11.60                      6.72   4.88     9.23
  SINCE JAN 1     13.79                      8.39   5.40    11.30

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1892   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
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        8
  MONTH TO DATE  181                       166     15       73
  SINCE MAR 1   2063                      1694    369     1039
  SINCE JUL 1   7597                      7484    113     5802

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        18     19       44
  SINCE MAR 1     40                        23     17       60
  SINCE JAN 1     40                        23     17       60
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM
 LOWEST     57           500 PM
 AVERAGE    79

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THE TWIN CITIES MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        92      1964
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        33      1997


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2013...........SUNRISE   538 AM CDT   SUNSET   842 PM CDT
MAY 22 2013...........SUNRISE   537 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 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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