Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
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CXUS53 KMPX 010835
CLMMSP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
1030 AM CST SAT DEC 01 2012
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...THE TWIN CITIES MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2012...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2012
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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MONTHLY REPORT NOVEMBER 2012 MSP AIRPORT
TEMPS ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
AVERAGE MAX 45.6 41.2 4.4 WARMER 21 WARM
AVERAGE MIN 28.6 26.2 2.4 WARMER 31 WARM
MONTH MEAN 37.1 33.7 3.4 WARMER 30 WARM
DAILY MAX 69 NOV-10-2012
DAILY MIN 10 NOV-26-2012
HDD ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
TOTAL MONTH 828 939 -111 WARMER 28 WARM
TOTAL SEASON 1488 1619 -131 WARMER 36 WARM
CDD ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
TOTAL MONTH 0 0 0 NORMAL N/A
TOTAL ANNUAL 1131 753 378 WARMER 4 WARM
PRECIP ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
MONTH TOTAL 0.63 1.77 -1.14 DRIER 40 DRY
ANNUAL TOTAL 27.95 29.45 -1.50 DRIER NEAR NORM
DAILY MAX 0.31 NOV-06-2012
SNOW ACTUAL AVG DEPART RANK
MONTH TOTAL 0.8 9.3 -8.5 DRIER 17 DRY
SEASON TOTAL 0.8 9.9 -9.1 DRIER 17 DRY
DAILY MAX 0.5 NOV-23-2012
MAX DEPTH 1 NOV-23-2012
NOVEMBER EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
EXTREME NOVEMBER EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
NOVEMBER MAX 54.9 2001 13.7 WARMEST 1 WARM
NOVEMBER MAX 29.8 1896 -11.4 COLDEST 1 COLD
NOVEMBER MIN 37.8 2001 11.6 WARMEST 1 WARM
NOVEMBER MIN 13.8 1880 -12.4 COLDEST 1 COLD
NOVEMBER MEAN 46.4 2001 12.7 WARMEST 1 WARM
NOVEMBER MEAN 22.2 1880 -11.5 COLDEST 1 COLD
NOVEMBER HDD 552 2001 -387 WARMEST 1 WARM
NOVEMBER HDD 1276 1880 337 COLDEST 1 COLD
NOVEMBER CDD 0 NONE RECORDED WARMEST 1 WARM
NOVEMBER CDD 0 NONE RECORDED COLDEST 1 COLD
NOVEMBER PCP 5.29 1991 3.52 WETTEST 1 WET
NOVEMBER PCP 0.02 1939 -1.75 DRIEST 1 DRY
NOVEMBER SNOW 46.9 1991 37.6 SNOWIEST 1 WET
NOVEMBER SNOW T 2009 -9.3 DRIEST 1 DRY
WIND MPH ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART
MONTH AVERAGE 8.3 12.4 -4.1
DAILY PEAK GUST 45 MPH WEST NOV-22-2012
DAILY FAST 2-MINUTE 36 MPH WEST NOV-22-2012
SUNSHINE
ANNUAL MIN-GAIN MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
JAN-NOV 407 -395 6.8 -6.6 98 -95
SUNSHINE
MONTHLY MIN-GAIN MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
NOV 0 -68 0.0 -1.1 0 -16
SUNSHINE
MONTHLY MIN-GAIN MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
SON 0 -253 0.0 -4.2 0 -60
WEATHER ACTUAL
TYPE NCDC COUNT
1=FOG/MIST 12
2=FOG DENSE 1.0 0
3=THUNDER 0.5 1
4=IP/SLEET 1
5=HAIL 0
6=FRZ RAIN 0
7=BLWG DUST 0
8=HAZE/SMK 12
9=BLWG SNW 0
TEMP NCDC COUNT
MAXIMUM NORMAL ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
<=32 8.0 5 7 -1.8 WARMER
>=50 12 8 4.5 WARMER
>=60 3 2 0.9 WARMER
>=70 0 0 -0.3 COOLER
>=80 0 0 0 NORMAL
>=90 0.0 0 0 0 NORMAL
TEMP NCDC COUNT
MINIMUM NORMAL ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
<= 32 23.7 18 22 -4 WARMER
<= 20 6 8 -2 WARMER
<= 10 1 2 -1 WARMER
<= 0 0.9 0 1 -1 WARMER
<= -10 0 0 0 WARMER
>= 50 0 0 0 COOLER
PRECIP NCDC COUNT
DAYS WITH A NORMAL ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
T (ONLY) 4 6 -2 DRIER
>= 0.01 9.1 7 9 -2 DRIER
>= 0.10 2 4 -2 DRIER
>= 0.25 1 2 -1 DRIER
>= 0.50 0 1 -1 DRIER
>= 1.00 0.3 0 0 0 DRIER
SNOW NCDC COUNT
DAYS WITH A NORMAL ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
T (ONLY) 2 5 -3 DRIER
>= 0.1 3 5 -2 DRIER
>= 1.0 2.8 0 3 -3 DRIER
>= 1.5 0 2 -2 DRIER
>= 2.0 0 1 -1 DRIER
>= 3.0 0 1 -1 DRIER
NEW DAILY EXTREME
MAX TEMP 2
COLD MAX 0
MIN TEMP 0
WARM MIN 0
PRECIP 0
SNOW 0
NEW DAILY RECORD EXTREME LISTING PREVIOUS
TYPE NEW/TIE /AMOUNT /DATE YEAR SET/TIE OLD YEAR
MAX NEW-> 69 NOV-10-2012 OLD-> 68 2010
MAX NEW-> 60 NOV-22-2012 OLD-> 59 1998
3 MONTH LISTING WITH NORMALS...DEPARTURES AND RANKINGS
3-MONTH DATA SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER (SON)
SON 2012 ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
SON-12 MAX 59.4 57.0 2.4 WARMER 27 WARM
SON-12 MIN 39.6 39.4 0.2 WARMER 59 WARM
SON-12 MEAN 49.5 48.2 1.3 WARMER 36 WARM
SON-12 HDD 1484 1600 -116 WARMER 40 WARM
SON-12 CDD 96 72 24 WARMER NEAR NORM
SON-12 PRECIP 2.23 7.28 -5.05 DRIER 6 DRY
SON-12 SNOW 0.8 9.9 -9.1 DRIER 17 DRY
3-MONTH EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
EXTREME SON EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
SEP-OCT-NOV MAX 63.9 1963 6.9 WARMEST 1 WARM
SEP-OCT-NOV MAX 47.9 1873 -9.1 COLDEST 1 COLD
SEP-OCT-NOV MIN 46.0 1931 6.6 WARMEST 1 WARM
SEP-OCT-NOV MIN 31.2 1873 -8.2 COLDEST 1 COLD
SEP-OCT-NOV MEAN 54.5 1931 6.3 WARMEST 1 WARM
SEP-OCT-NOV MEAN 39.6 1873 -8.6 COLDEST 1 COLD
SEP-OCT-NOV HDD 1135 1931 -465 WARMEST 1 WARM
SEP-OCT-NOV HDD 2309 1873 709 COLDEST 1 COLD
SEP-OCT-NOV CDD 204 1908 132 WARMEST 1 WARM
SEP-OCT-NOV CDD 5 1924 -67 COLDEST 1 COLD
SEP-OCT-NOV PRECIP 15.75 1881 8.47 WETTEST 1 WET
SEP-OCT-NOV PRECIP 1.36 2011 -5.92 DRIEST 1 DRY
SEP-OCT-NOV SNOW 55.1 1991 45.2 SNOWIEST 1 WET
SEP-OCT-NOV SNOW T 1998 -9.9 DRIEST 1 DRY
ANNUAL DATA
JAN-NOV 2012 ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
JAN-NOV-12 MAX 62.6 57.7 4.9 WARMER 1 WARM
JAN-NOV-12 MIN 43.9 39.4 4.5 WARMER 1 WARM
JAN-NOV-12 MEAN 53.3 48.6 4.7 WARMER 1 WARM
JAN-NOV-12 HDD-ANN 4934 6176 -1242 WARMER 1 WARM
JUL-NOV-12 HDD-SEA 1488 1619 -131 WARMER 36 WARM
JAN-NOV-12 CDD 1131 753 378 WARMER 4 WARM
JAN-NOV-12 PRECIP 27.95 29.45 -1.50 DRIER NEAR NORM
JAN-NOV-12 SNOW-ANN 12.8 42.5 -29.7 DRIER 4 DRY
JUL-NOV-12 SNOW-SEA 0.8 9.9 -9.1 DRIER 17 DRY
ANNUAL EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
EXTREMES JAN-NOV EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
JAN-NOV MAX 62.6 2012 4.9 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-NOV MAX 49.7 1875 -8.0 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-NOV MIN 43.9 2012 4.5 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-NOV MIN 29.9 1875 -9.5 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-NOV MEAN 53.3 2012 4.7 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-NOV MEAN 39.8 1875 -8.8 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-NOV HDD-ANN 4934 2012 -1242 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-NOV HDD-ANN 8730 1875 2554 COLDEST 1 COLD
JUL-NOV HDD-SEA 1168 1931 -451 WARMEST 1 WARM
JUL-NOV HDD-SEA 2335 1873 716 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-NOV CDD 1178 1936 425 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-NOV CDD 313 1904 -440 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-NOV PRECIP 38.71 1965 9.26 WETTEST 1 WET
JAN-NOV PRECIP 12.73 1910 -16.72 DRIEST 1 DRY
JAN-NOV SNOW-ANN 82.0 1991 39.5 SNOWIEST 1 WET
JAN-NOV SNOW-ANN 9.0 1931 -33.5 DRIEST 1 DRY
JUL-NOV SNOW-SEA 55.1 1991 45.2 SNOWIEST 1 WET
JUL-NOV SNOW-SEA T 1928 -9.9 DRIEST 1 DRY
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CARLYON