Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
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CXUS53 KMPX 011507
CLMMSP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
1005 AM CDT THU NOV 01 2012
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...THE TWIN CITIES MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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 OCTOBER 2012 MSP AIRPORT
TEMPS ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
AVERAGE MAX 56.4 58.0 -1.6 COOLER 49 COLD
AVERAGE MIN 38.6 39.7 -1.1 COOLER 66 COLD
MONTH MEAN 47.5 48.9 -1.4 COOLER 48 COLD
DAILY MAX 78 OCT-03-2012
DAILY MIN 25 OCT-31-2012
HDD ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
TOTAL MONTH 535 507 28 COOLER 51 COLD
TOTAL SEASON 660 680 -20 WARMER 61 WARM
CDD ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
TOTAL MONTH 0 6 -6 COOLER 1 COLD
TOTAL ANNUAL 1131 753 378 WARMER 4 WARM
PRECIP ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
MONTH TOTAL 1.30 2.43 -1.13 DRIER 53 DRY
ANNUAL TOTAL 27.32 27.68 -0.36 DRIER NEAR NORM
DAILY MAX 0.75 OCT-25-2012
SNOW ACTUAL AVG DEPART RANK
MONTH TOTAL T 0.6 -0.6 DRIER NEAR NORM
SEASON TOTAL T 0.6 -0.6 DRIER NEAR NORM
DAILY MAX T OCT-25-2012
MAX DEPTH 0 OCT-01-2012
OCTOBER EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
EXTREME OCTOBER EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
OCTOBER MAX 70.3 1963 12.3 WARMEST 1 WARM
OCTOBER MAX 44.3 1925 -13.7 COLDEST 1 COLD
OCTOBER MIN 49.3 1947 9.6 WARMEST 1 WARM
OCTOBER MIN 31.4 1917 -8.3 COLDEST 1 COLD
OCTOBER MEAN 59.3 1947 10.4 WARMEST 1 WARM
OCTOBER MEAN 38.3 1925 -10.6 COLDEST 1 COLD
OCTOBER HDD 210 1947 -297 WARMEST 1 WARM
OCTOBER HDD 823 1925 316 COLDEST 1 COLD
OCTOBER CDD 73 1879 67 WARMEST 1 WARM
OCTOBER CDD 0 2012 -6 COLDEST 1 COLD
OCTOBER PCP 5.29 1991 2.86 WETTEST 1 WET
OCTOBER PCP 0.02 1939 -2.41 DRIEST 1 DRY
OCTOBER SNOW 8.2 1991 7.6 SNOWIEST 1 WET
OCTOBER SNOW 0 2011 -0.6 DRIEST 1 DRY
WIND MPH ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART
MONTH AVERAGE 8.7 12.0 -3.3
DAILY PEAK GUST 39 MPH NORTHWEST OCT-09-2012
DAILY FAST 2-MINUTE 30 MPH WEST OCT-04-2012
SUNSHINE
ANNUAL MIN-GAIN MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
JAN-OCT 407 -327 6.8 -5.5 98 -79
SUNSHINE
MONTHLY MIN-GAIN MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
OCT 0 -93 0.0 -1.6 0 -22
SUNSHINE
MONTHLY MIN-GAIN MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
ASO 0 -271 0.0 -4.5 0 -65
WEATHER ACTUAL
TYPE NCDC COUNT
1=FOG/MIST 10
2=FOG DENSE 0.6 1
3=THUNDER 1.8 1
4=IP/SLEET 0
5=HAIL 0
6=FRZ RAIN 0
7=BLWG DUST 0
8=HAZE/SMK 9
9=BLWG SNW 0
TEMP NCDC COUNT
MAXIMUM NORMAL ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
<=32 0.1 0 0 0 WARMER
>=50 24 24 0 COOLER
>=60 12 14 -2 COOLER
>=70 4 5 -1 COOLER
>=80 0 1 -1 COOLER
>=90 0.0 0 0 0 NORMAL
TEMP NCDC COUNT
MINIMUM NORMAL ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
<= 32 7.3 9 7 2 COOLER
<= 20 0 0 0 WARMER
<= 10 0 0 0 NORMAL
<= 0 0.0 0 0 0 NORMAL
<= -10 0 0 0 NORMAL
>= 50 4 4 0 NORMAL
PRECIP NCDC COUNT
DAYS WITH A NORMAL ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
T (ONLY) 7 5 3 WETTER
>= 0.01 8.4 7 9 -2 DRIER
>= 0.10 3 5 -2 DRIER
>= 0.25 1 3 -2 DRIER
>= 0.50 1 1 0 DRIER
>= 1.00 0.4 0 0 0 DRIER
SNOW NCDC COUNT
DAYS WITH A NORMAL ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
T (ONLY) 1 2 -1 DRIER
>= 0.1 0 1 -1 DRIER
>= 1.0 0.1 0 0 0 DRIER
>= 1.5 0 0 0 DRIER
>= 2.0 0 0 0 DRIER
>= 3.0 0 0 0 NORMAL
NEW DAILY EXTREME
MAX TEMP 0
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
PRECIP NEW-> 0.75 OCT-25-2012 OLD-> 67 2010
3 MONTH LISTING WITH NORMALS...DEPARTURES AND RANKINGS
3-MONTH DATA AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER (ASO)
ASO 2012 ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
ASO-12 MAX 71.6 70.1 1.5 WARMER 41 WARM
ASO-12 MIN 50.7 51.3 -0.6 COOLER 67 COLD
ASO-12 MEAN 61.1 60.7 0.4 WARMER 57 WARM
ASO-12 HDD 660 675 -15 WARMER 61 WARM
ASO-12 CDD 324 277 47 WARMER 43 WARM
ASO-12 PRECIP 2.98 9.81 -6.83 DRIER 1 DRY
ASO-12 SNOW T 0.6 -0.6 DRIER NEAR NORM
3-MONTH EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
EXTREME ASO EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
AUG-SEP-OCT MAX 77.2 1947 7.1 WARMEST 1 WARM
AUG-SEP-OCT MAX 63.6 1873 -6.5 COLDEST 1 COLD
AUG-SEP-OCT MIN 56.5 1947 5.2 WARMEST 1 WARM
AUG-SEP-OCT MIN 45.7 1873 -5.6 COLDEST 1 COLD
AUG-SEP-OCT MEAN 66.9 1947 6.2 WARMEST 1 WARM
AUG-SEP-OCT MEAN 54.7 1873 -6.0 COLDEST 1 COLD
AUG-SEP-OCT HDD 362 1920 -313 WARMEST 1 WARM
AUG-SEP-OCT HDD 1108 1873 433 COLDEST 1 COLD
AUG-SEP-OCT CDD 605 1947 328 WARMEST 1 WARM
AUG-SEP-OCT CDD 93 1902 -184 COLDEST 1 COLD
AUG-SEP-OCT PRECIP 18.99 2007 9.18 WETTEST 1 WET
AUG-SEP-OCT PRECIP 2.98 2012 -6.83 DRIEST 1 DRY
AUG-SEP-OCT SNOW 8.2 1991 7.6 SNOWIEST 1 WET
AUG-SEP-OCT SNOW 0.0 2004 -0.6 DRIEST 1 DRY
ANNUAL DATA
JAN-OCT 2012 ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
JAN-OCT-12 MAX 64.3 59.4 4.9 WARMER 1 WARM
JAN-OCT-12 MIN 45.5 40.8 4.7 WARMER 1 WARM
JAN-OCT-12 MEAN 54.9 50.1 4.8 WARMER 1 WARM
JAN-OCT-12 HDD-ANN 4106 5237 -1131 WARMER 1 WARM
JUL-OCT-12 HDD-SEA 660 680 -20 WARMER 61 WARM
JAN-OCT-12 CDD 1131 753 378 WARMER 4 WARM
JAN-OCT-12 PRECIP 27.32 27.68 -0.36 DRIER NEAR NORM
JAN-OCT-12 SNOW-ANN 12.0 33.2 -21.2 DRIER 6 DRY
JUL-OCT-12 SNOW-SEA T 0.6 -0.6 DRIER NEAR NORM
ANNUAL EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
EXTREMES JAN-OCT EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
JAN-OCT MAX 64.3 2012 4.9 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-OCT MAX 51.3 1875 -8.1 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-OCT MIN 45.5 2012 4.7 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-OCT MIN 31.3 1875 -9.5 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-OCT MEAN 54.9 2012 4.8 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-OCT MEAN 41.3 1875 -8.8 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-OCT HDD-ANN 4106 1931 -1131 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-OCT HDD-ANN 7518 1982 2281 COLDEST 1 COLD
JUL-OCT HDD-SEA 369 1920 -311 WARMEST 1 WARM
JUL-OCT HDD-SEA 1126 1873 446 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-OCT CDD 1178 1936 425 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-OCT CDD 313 1904 -440 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-OCT PRECIP 38.15 2002 10.47 WETTEST 1 WET
JAN-OCT PRECIP 12.14 1910 -15.54 DRIEST 1 DRY
JAN-OCT SNOW-ANN 70.9 1982 37.7 SNOWIEST 1 WET
JAN-OCT SNOW-ANN 8.3 1931 -24.9 DRIEST 1 DRY
JUL-OCT SNOW-SEA 8.2 1991 7.6 SNOWIEST 1 WET
JUL-OCT SNOW-SEA 0 2011 -0.6 DRIEST 1 DRY
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