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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

$$
CARLYON






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