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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
210 AM CDT THU NOV 1 2012

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...THE TWIN CITIES MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              90   10/03/1997
                        10/10/1928
 LOW               10   10/30/1925
HIGHEST            78   10/03        70       8       88  10/05
LOWEST             25   10/31        31      -6       31  10/29
AVG. MAXIMUM     56.4              58.0    -1.6     64.9
AVG. MINIMUM     38.6              39.7    -1.1     45.8
MEAN             47.5              48.9    -1.4     55.3
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      9               6.2     2.8        2
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         6.42   1911
 MINIMUM         0.01   1952
TOTALS           1.30              2.43   -1.13     0.70
DAILY AVG.       0.04              0.08   -0.04     0.02
DAYS >= .01         7               9.2    -2.2        5
DAYS >= .10         3               4.7    -1.7        2
DAYS >= .50         1               1.4    -0.4        1
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.4    -0.4        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.93   10/24 TO 10/25

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            8.2   5
                        0
TOTALS              T               0.6    -0.6      0.0
SINCE 7/1           T               0.6    -0.6      0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL        T   10/25 TO 10/25

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     535               507      28      345
 SINCE 7/1        660               680     -20      495
COOLING TOTAL       0                 6      -6       54
 SINCE 1/1       1131               753     378     1061
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    30/280    DATE  10/04
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    39/320    DATE  10/09

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            6
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             13
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         12

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     62

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                1     SLEET                      0
FOG                      11     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      9

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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