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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 01 2012

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...THE TWIN CITIES MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 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   JULY      2012      MSP       AIRPORT

TEMPS                 ACTUAL    NORMAL    DEPART              RANK
AVERAGE     MAX       89.9      83.4      6.5       WARMER      3  WARM
AVERAGE     MIN       70.4      64.1      6.3       WARMER      1  WARM
MONTH       MEAN      80.2      73.8      6.4       WARMER      2  WARM

DAILY       MAX       102 JUL-06-2012
DAILY       MIN       64  JUL-07-2012

HDD                   ACTUAL    NORMAL    DEPART              RANK
TOTAL       MONTH     0         5         -5        WARMER      1  WARM
TOTAL       SEASON    0         5         -5        WARMER      1  WARM

CDD                   ACTUAL    NORMAL    DEPART              RANK
TOTAL       MONTH     475       259       216       WARMER      2  WARM
TOTAL       ANNUAL    807       476       331       WARMER      4  WARM

PRECIP                ACTUAL    NORMAL    DEPART              RANK
MONTH       TOTAL     4.90      4.04      0.86      WETTER     31  WET
ANNUAL      TOTAL     24.34     17.87     6.47      WETTER      4  WET
DAILY       MAX       1.69 JUL-24-2012

SNOW                  ACTUAL    AVG       DEPART              RANK
MONTH       TOTAL     0.0       0.0       0.0       NORMAL     N/A
SEASON      TOTAL     0.0       0.0       0.0       NORMAL     N/A
DAILY       MAX       0.0  JUL-01-2012
MAX         DEPTH     0    JUL-01-2012

JULY        EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD  FOR COMPARISON
EXTREME     JULY      EXTREME   YEAR      DEPART              RANK
JULY        MAX       92.5      1936      9.1       WARMEST     1  WARM
JULY        MAX       74.7      1992      -8.7      COLDEST     1  COLD
JULY        MIN       70.4      2012      6.3       WARMEST     1  WARM
JULY        MIN       56.3      1891      -7.8      COLDEST     1  COLD
JULY        MEAN      81.4      1936      7.6       WARMEST     1  WARM
JULY        MEAN      65.8      1992      -8        COLDEST     1  COLD
JULY        HDD       0         2012      -5        WARMEST     1  WARM
JULY        HDD       42        1915      37        COLDEST     1  COLD
JULY        CDD       516       1936      257       WARMEST     1  WARM
JULY        CDD       64        1992      -195      COLDEST     1  COLD
JULY        PCP       17.90     1987      13.86     WETTEST     1  WET
JULY        PCP       0.11      1936      -3.93     DRIEST      1  DRY
JULY        SNOW      0.0       NONE      RECORDED  SNOWIEST    1  WET
JULY        SNOW      0.0       NONE      RECORDED  DRIEST      1  DRY

WIND        MPH       ACTUAL    NORMAL    DEPART
MONTH       AVERAGE   7.4       9.6       -2.2
DAILY PEAK  GUST      46 MPH NORTH JUL-03-2012
DAILY FAST  2-MINUTE  37 MPH NORTH JUL-03-2012

SUNSHINE
ANNUAL       MIN-GAIN  MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS  PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
JUN-JUL        407       -56       6.8       -0.9       98     -13

SUNSHINE
MONTHLY      MIN-GAIN  MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS  PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
JUL             0        -51       0.0       -0.9       0      -12

SUNSHINE
SEASON       MIN-GAIN  MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS  PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
MJJ             83       -56       1.4       -0.9       20     -13

WEATHER               ACTUAL
TYPE        NCDC      COUNT
1=FOG/MIST            9
2=FOG DENSE 0.2       0
3=THUNDER   7.3       8
4=IP/SLEET            0
5=HAIL                1
6=FRZ RAIN            0
7=BLWG DUST           0
8=HAZE/SMK            7
9=BLWG SNW            0

TEMP        NCDC      COUNT
MAXIMUM     NORMAL    ACTUAL    AVERAGE   DEPART
<=32        0.0       0         0         0         NORMAL
>=50                  31        31        0         NORMAL
>=60                  31        31        0         NORMAL
>=70                  31        30        1         WARMER
>=80                  31        22        9         WARMER
>=90        5.6       14        6         8         WARMER

TEMP        NCDC      COUNT
MINIMUM     NORMAL    ACTUAL    AVERAGE   DEPART
<= 32       0.0       0         0         0         NORMAL
<= 20                 0         0         0         NORMAL
<= 10                 0         0         0         NORMAL
<= 0        0.0       0         0         0         NORMAL
<= -10                0         0         0         NORMAL
>= 50                 31        31        0         WARMER

PRECIP      NCDC      COUNT
DAYS WITH A NORMAL    ACTUAL    AVERAGE   DEPART
T (ONLY)              7         3         4         WETTER
>= 0.01     10.4      9         10        -1        DRIER
>= 0.10               6         6         0         DRIER
>= 0.25               5         4         1         WETTER
>= 0.50               5         2         3         WETTER
>= 1.00     1.0       2         1         1         WETTER

SNOW        NCDC      COUNT
DAYS WITH A NORMAL    ACTUAL    AVERAGE   DEPART
T (ONLY)              0         0         0         NORMAL
>= 0.1                1         0         1         SNOWIER
>= 1.0      0.0       1         0         1         SNOWIER
>= 1.5                1         0         1         SNOWIER
>= 2.0                1         0         1         SNOWIER
>= 3.0                1         0         1         SNOWIER

NEW DAILY   EXTREME
MAX TEMP    2
COLD MAX    0
MIN TEMP    0
WARM MIN    3
PRECIP      1
SNOW        0

NEW DAILY   RECORD    EXTREME     LISTING           PREVIOUS
TYPE        NEW/TIE   /AMOUNT       /DATE YEAR      SET/TIE    OLD YEAR
MAX         NEW->         99        JUL-02-2012     OLD->      96  1911
WARM LOW    TIE->         77        JUL-02-2012     TIES->     77  1911
MAX         NEW->        101        JUL-04-2012     OLD->      100 1949
WARM LOW    NEW->         81        JUL-04-2012     OLD->      80  1999
WARM LOW    NEW->         79        JUL-05-2012     OLD->      78  1982
PRECIP      NEW->        1.69       JUL-24-2012     OLD->     1.44 1985

3 MONTH LISTING WITH NORMALS...DEPARTURES AND RANKINGS
3-MONTH     DATA      MAY       JUNE      JULY      (MJJ)
MJJ         2012      ACTUAL    NORMAL    DEPART              RANK
MJJ-12      MAX       81.9      77.2      4.7       WARMER      3  WARM
MJJ-12      MIN       62.2      57.3      4.9       WARMER      1  WARM
MJJ-12      MEAN      72.1      67.3      4.8       WARMER      3  WARM
MJJ-12      HDD       123       267       -144      WARMER      6  WARM
MJJ-12      CDD       791       454       337       WARMER      5  WARM
MJJ-12      PRECIP    17.83     11.65     6.18      WETTER      6  WET
MJJ-12      SNOW      0.0       0.0       0.0       NORMAL      1  DRY

3-MONTH EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD  FOR COMPARISON
EXTREME     MJJ       EXTREME   YEAR      DEPART              RANK
MAY-JUN-JUL MAX       85.1      1988      7.9       WARMEST     1  WARM
MAY-JUN-JUL MAX       69.1      1915      -8.1      COLDEST     1  COLD
MAY-JUN-JUL MIN       62.2      2012      4.9       WARMEST     1  WARM
MAY-JUN-JUL MIN       51.6      1945      -5.7      COLDEST     1  COLD
MAY-JUN-JUL MEAN      72.7      1934      5.4       WARMEST     1  WARM
MAY-JUN-JUL MEAN      60.6      1915      -6.7      COLDEST     1  COLD
MAY-JUN-JUL HDD       81        1988      -186      WARMEST     1  WARM
MAY-JUN-JUL HDD       624       1907      357       COLDEST     1  COLD
MAY-JUN-JUL CDD       830       1933      376       WARMEST     1  WARM
MAY-JUN-JUL CDD       187       1915      -267      COLDEST     1  COLD
MAY-JUN-JUL PRECIP    25.27     1892      13.62     WETTEST     1  WET
MAY-JUN-JUL PRECIP    3.09      1988      -8.56     DRIEST      1  DRY
MAY-JUN-JUL SNOW      3.0       1946      3.0       SNOWIEST    1  WET
MAY-JUN-JUL SNOW      0.0       2012      0.0       DRIEST      1  DRY

ANNUAL      DATA
JAN-JUL     2012      ACTUAL    NORMAL    DEPART              RANK
JAN-JUL-12  MAX       61.2      54.8      6.4       WARMER      2  WARM
JAN-JUL-12  MIN       43.2      36.2      7.0       WARMER      1  WARM
JAN-JUL-12  MEAN      52.2      45.5      6.7       WARMER      1  WARM
JAN-JUL-12  HDD-ANN   3446      4562      -1116     WARMER      1  WARM
JUL-JUL-12  HDD-SEA   0         5         -5        WARMER      1  WARM
JAN-JUL-12  CDD       807       476       331       WARMER      4  WARM
JAN-JUL-12  PRECIP    24.34     17.87     6.47      WETTER      4  WET
JAN-JUL-12  SNOW-ANN  12.0      32.6      -20.6     DRIER     NEAR NORM
JUL-JUL-12  SNOW-SEA  0         NONE      RECORDED  NORMAL     N/A

ANNUAL EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD  FOR COMPARISON
EXTREMES    JAN-JUL   EXTREME   YEAR      DEPART              RANK
JAN-JUL     MAX       61.4      1987      6.6       WARMEST     1  WARM
JAN-JUL     MAX       45.3      1875      -9.5      COLDEST     1  COLD
JAN-JUL     MIN       43.2      2012      7.0       WARMEST     1  WARM
JAN-JUL     MIN       24.8      1875      -11.4     COLDEST     1  COLD
JAN-JUL     MEAN      52.2      2012      6.7       WARMEST     1  WARM
JAN-JUL     MEAN      35.1      1875      -10.4     COLDEST     1  COLD
JAN-JUL     HDD-ANN   3446      2012      -1116     WARMEST     1  WARM
JAN-JUL     HDD-ANN   6552      1875      1990      COLDEST     1  COLD
JULY        HDD-SEA   0         2012      -5        WARMEST     1  WARM
JULY        HDD-SEA   42        1915      37        COLDEST     1  COLD
JAN-JUL     CDD       843       1934      367       WARMEST     1  WARM
JAN-JUL     CDD       206       1904      -270      COLDEST     1  COLD
JAN-JUL     PRECIP    28.93     1892      11.06     WETTEST     1  WET
JAN-JUL     PRECIP    7.01      1934      -10.86    DRIEST      1  DRY
JAN-JUL     SNOW-ANN  69.5      1982      36.9      SNOWIEST    1  WET
JAN-JUL     SNOW-ANN  8.3       1931      -24.3     DRIEST      1  DRY
JULY        SNOW-SEA  0         NONE      RECORDED  SNOWIEST    1  WET
JULY        SNOW-SEA  0         NONE      RECORDED  DRIEST      1  DRY

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CARLYON






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