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Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
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CXUS53 KMPX 011611
CLMMSP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
1111 AM CDT FRI JUN 01 2012
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...THE TWIN CITIES MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 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 MAY 2012 MSP AIRPORT
TEMPS ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
AVERAGE MAX 73.5 69.4 4.1 WARMER 18 WARM
AVERAGE MIN 53.8 48.9 4.9 WARMER 7 WARM
MONTH MEAN 63.7 59.2 4.5 WARMER 11 WARM
DAILY MAX 93 MAY-18-2012
DAILY MIN 46 MAY-09-2012
HDD ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
TOTAL MONTH 112 218 -106 WARMER 11 WARM
TOTAL SEASON 5841 7536 -1695 WARMER 1 WARM
CDD ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
TOTAL MONTH 80 37 43 WARMER 21 WARM
TOTAL ANNUAL 96 42 54 WARMER 14 WARM
PRECIP ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
MONTH TOTAL 9.34 3.36 5.98 WETTER 2 WET
ANNUAL TOTAL 15.85 9.58 6.27 WETTER 11 WET
DAILY MAX 2.58 MAY-24-2012
SNOW ACTUAL AVG DEPART RANK
MONTH TOTAL 0.0 T -T SNOWIER NEAR NORM
SEASON TOTAL 22.3 54.0 -31.7 DRIER 10 DRY
DAILY MAX 0.0 MAY-01-2012
MAX DEPTH 0 MAY-01-2012
MAY EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
EXTREME MAY EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
MAY MAX 80.9 1934 11.5 WARMEST 1 WARM
MAY MAX 55.4 1907 -14.0 COLDEST 1 COLD
MAY MIN 56.5 1934 7.6 WARMEST 1 WARM
MAY MIN 38.3 1907 -10.6 COLDEST 1 COLD
MAY MEAN 68.7 1934 9.5 WARMEST 1 WARM
MAY MEAN 46.9 1907 -12.3 COLDEST 1 COLD
MAY HDD 69 1881 -149 WARMEST 1 WARM
MAY HDD 553 1907 335 COLDEST 1 COLD
MAY CDD 204 1934 167 WARMEST 1 WARM
MAY CDD 0 1983 -37 COLDEST 1 COLD
MAY PRECIP 10.33 1906 6.97 WETTEST 1 WET
MAY PRECIP 0.21 1934 -3.15 DRIEST 1 DRY
MAY SNOW 3.0 1946 3.0 SNOWIEST 1 WET
MAY SNOW 0.0 2009 -T DRIEST 1 DRY
WIND MPH ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART
MONTH AVERAGE 9.2 10.8 -1.6
DAILY PEAK GUST 58 MPH SOUTH MAY-19-2012
DAILY FAST 2-MINUTE 44 MPH WEST MAY-06-2012
SUNSHINE
ANNUAL MIN-GAIN MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
JAN-MAY 391 0 6.5 0.0 94 0
SUNSHINE
MONTHLY MIN-GAIN MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
MAY 67 0 1.1 0.0 16 0
SUNSHINE
SEASON MIN-GAIN MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
MAM 254 0 4.2 0.0 61 0
WEATHER ACTUAL
TYPE NCDC COUNT
1=FOG/MIST 15
2=FOG DENSE 0.3 2
3=THUNDER 5.0 9
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 30 1 WARMER
>=60 31 26 5 WARMER
>=70 18 16 2 WARMER
>=80 10 5 5 WARMER
>=90 0.7 2 1 1 WARMER
TEMP NCDC COUNT
MINIMUM NORMAL ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
<= 32 0.7 0 1 -1 WARMER
<= 20 0 0 0 NORMAL
<= 10 0 0 0 NORMAL
<= 0 0.0 0 0 0 NORMAL
<= -10 0 0 0 NORMAL
>= 50 23 14 9 WARMER
PRECIP NCDC COUNT
DAYS WITH A NORMAL ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
T (ONLY) 4 5 -1 DRIER
>= 0.01 10.9 15 12 4 WETTER
>= 0.10 11 8 3 WETTER
>= 0.25 10 5 5 WETTER
>= 0.50 7 2 5 WETTER
>= 1.00 0.5 2 1 2 WETTER
SNOW NCDC COUNT
DAYS WITH A NORMAL ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
T (ONLY) 0 0 0 DRIER
>= 0.1 0 0 0 DRIER
>= 1.0 0.0 0 0 0 NORMAL
>= 1.5 0 0 0 NORMAL
>= 2.0 0 0 0 NORMAL
>= 3.0 0 0 0 NORMAL
NEW DAILY EXTREME
MAX TEMP 2
COLD MAX 0
MIN TEMP 0
WARM MIN 0
PRECIP 1
SNOW 0
NEW DAILY RECORD EXTREME LISTING PREVIOUS
TYPE NEW/TIE /AMOUNT /DATE YEAR SET/TIE OLD YEAR
MAX NEW-> 93 MAY-18-2012 OLD-> 91 1911
MAX NEW-> 89 MAY-23-2012 OLD-> 88 1874 2010
PRECIP NEW-> 2.58 MAY-23-2012 OLD-> 1.27 1937
3 MONTH LISTING WITH NORMALS...DEPARTURES AND RANKINGS
3-MONTH DATA MARCH APRIL MAY (MAM)
MAM 2012 ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
MAM-12 MAX 63.5 56.2 7.3 WARMER 1 WARM
MAM-12 MIN 44.5 36.8 7.7 WARMER 1 WARM
MAM-12 MEAN 54.0 46.5 7.5 WARMER 1 WARM
MAM-12 HDD 1078 1746 -668 WARMER 1 WARM
MAM-12 CDD 96 42 54 WARMER 14 WARM
MAM-12 PRECIP 13.78 7.91 5.87 WETTER 2 WET
MAM-12 SNOW 1.3 12.7 -11.4 DRIER 8 DRY
3-MONTH EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
EXTREME MAM EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
MAR-APR-MAY MAX 63.5 2012 7.3 WARMEST 1 WARM
MAR-APR-MAY MAX 45.5 1888 -10.7 COLDEST 1 COLD
MAR-APR-MAY MIN 44.5 2012 7.7 WARMEST 1 WARM
MAR-APR-MAY MIN 28.2 1888 -8.6 COLDEST 1 COLD
MAR-APR-MAY MEAN 54 2012 7.5 WARMEST 1 WARM
MAR-APR-MAY MEAN 36.9 1888 -9.6 COLDEST 1 COLD
MAR-APR-MAY HDD 1078 2012 -668 WARMEST 1 WARM
MAR-APR-MAY HDD 2567 1888 821 COLDEST 1 COLD
MAR-APR-MAY CDD 226 1934 184 WARMEST 1 WARM
MAR-APR-MAY CDD 0 1883 -42 COLDEST 1 COLD
MAR-APR-MAY PRECIP 16.13 1965 8.22 WETTEST 1 WET
MAR-APR-MAY PRECIP 2.12 1910 -5.79 DRIEST 1 DRY
MAR-APR-MAY SNOW 42.6 1951 29.9 SNOWIEST 1 WET
MAR-APR-MAY SNOW T 2010 -12.7 DRIEST 1 DRY
ANNUAL DATA
JAN-MAY 2012 ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
JAN-MAY-12 MAX 51.2 44.2 7.0 WARMER 2 WARM
JAN-MAY-12 MIN 34.0 26.1 7.9 WARMER 1 WARM
JAN-MAY-12 MEAN 42.6 35.2 7.4 WARMER 1 WARM
JAN-MAY-12 HDD-ANN 3435 4513 -1078 WARMER 1 WARM
JUL-MAY-12 HDD-SEA 5841 7536 -1695 WARMER 1 WARM
JAN-MAY-12 CDD 96 42 54 WARMER 14 WARM
JAN-MAY-12 PRECIP 15.85 9.58 6.27 WETTER 11 WET
JAN-MAY-12 SNOW-ANN 12.0 32.6 -20.6 DRIER 9 DRY
JUL-MAY-12 SNOW-SEA 22.3 54.0 -31.7 DRIER 10 DRY
ANNUAL EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
EXTREMES JAN-MAY EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
JAN-MAY MAX 51.9 1987 7.7 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-MAY MAX 32.2 1875 -12.0 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-MAY MIN 34.0 1931 7.9 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-MAY MIN 12.0 1875 -14.1 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-MAY MEAN 42.6 2012 7.4 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-MAY MEAN 22.1 1875 -13.1 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-MAY HDD-ANN 3435 2012 -1078 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-MAY HDD-ANN 6446 1875 1933 COLDEST 1 COLD
JUL-MAY HDD-SEA 5841 2012 -1695 WARMEST 1 WARM
JUL-MAY HDD-SEA 9685 1875 2149 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-MAY CDD 226 1934 184 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-MAY CDD 0 1983 -42 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-MAY PRECIP 18.19 1965 8.61 WETTEST 1 WET
JAN-MAY PRECIP 3.31 1934 -6.27 DRIEST 1 DRY
JAN-MAY SNOW-ANN 69.5 1982 66.0 SNOWIEST 1 WET
JAN-MAY SNOW-ANN 8.3 1931 -24.3 DRIEST 1 DRY
JUL-MAY SNOW-SEA 98.6 1984 44.6 SNOWIEST 1 WET
JUL-MAY SNOW-SEA 14.2 1931 -39.8 DRIEST 1 DRY
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