Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
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CXUS53 KMPX 011555
CLMMSP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
1030 AM CDT MON APR 01 2013
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...THE TWIN CITIES MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2013...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2013
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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MONTHLY REPORT MARCH 2013 MSP AIRPORT
TEMPS ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
AVERAGE MAX 34.6 41.3 -6.7 COOLER 38 COLD
AVERAGE MIN 19.8 24.3 -4.5 COOLER 54 COLD
MONTH MEAN 27.2 32.8 -5.6 COOLER 44 COLD
DAILY MAX 56 MAR-30-2013
DAILY MIN 5 MAR-20-2013
HDD ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
TOTAL MONTH 1166 1034 132 COOLER 44 COLD
TOTAL SEASON 6700 6788 -88 WARMER 36 WARM
CDD ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
TOTAL MONTH 0 0 0 NORMAL 63 WARM
TOTAL ANNUAL 0 0 0 NORMAL 63 WARM
PCP ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
MONTH TOTAL 2.04 1.89 0.15 WETTER 43 WET
ANNUAL TOTAL 4.23 3.56 0.67 WETTER 32 WET
DAILY MAX 0.61 MAR-09-2013
SNW ACTUAL AVG DEPART RANK
MONTH TOTAL 13.8 10.3 3.5 SNOWIER 30 WET
SEASON TOTAL 49.3 52.0 -2.7 DRIER NEAR NORM
DAILY MAX 5.4 MAR-05-2013
MAX DEPTH 13 MAR-06-2013
MARCH EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
EXTREME MARCH EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
MARCH MAX 57.5 2012 16.2 WARMEST 1 WARM
MARCH MAX 25.0 1899 -16.3 COLDEST 1 COLD
MARCH MIN 39.1 2012 14.8 WARMEST 1 WARM
MARCH MIN 9.2 1899 -15.1 COLDEST 1 COLD
MARCH MEAN 48.3 2012 15.5 WARMEST 1 WARM
MARCH MEAN 17.1 1899 -15.7 COLDEST 1 COLD
MARCH HDD 524 2012 -510 WARMEST 1 WARM
MARCH HDD 1478 1899 444 COLDEST 1 COLD
MARCH CDD 16 2012 16 WARMEST 1 WARM
MARCH CDD 0 0 NORMAL COLDEST 1 COLD
MARCH PRECIP 4.75 1965 2.86 WETTEST 1 WET
MARCH PRECIP 0.06 1883 -1.83 DRIEST 1 DRY
MARCH SNOW 40.0 1951 29.7 SNOWIEST 1 WET
MARCH SNOW 0.0 2010 -10.3 DRIEST 1 DRY
WIND MPH ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART
MONTH AVERAGE 8.8 10.0 -1.2
DAILY PEAK GUST 37 MPH NORTHWEST MAR-31-2013
DAILY FAST 2-MINUTE 29 MPH NORTHWEST MAR-31-2013
SUNSHINE
ANNUAL MIN-GAIN MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
JAN-MAR 234 0 3.9 0.0 56 0
SUNSHINE
MONTHLY MIN-GAIN MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
MAR 97 0 1.6 0.0 23 0
SUNSHINE
SEASON MIN-GAIN MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
JFM 234 0 3.9 0.0 56 0
WEATHER ACTUAL
TYPE NCDC COUNT
1=FOG/MIST 13
2=FOG DENSE 1.5 1
3=THUNDER 1.0 0
4=IP/SLEET 1
5=HAIL 0
6=FRZ RAIN 1
7=BLWG DUST 0
8=HAZE/SMK 11
9=BLWG SNW 0
TEMP NCDC COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
MAXIMUM NORMAL ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
<=32 7.1 15 7 9 COOLER
>=50 1 8 -7 COOLER
>=60 0 3 -3 COOLER
>=70 0 1 -1 COOLER
>=80 0 0 0 COOLER
>=90 0.0 0 0 0 NORMAL
TEMP NCDC COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
MINIMUM NORMAL ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
<= 32 24.1 29 24 6 COOLER
<= 20 16 10 6 COOLER
<= 10 5 4 1 COOLER
<= 0 1.7 0 1 -1 WARMER
<= -10 0 0 0 WARMER
>= 50 0 1 -1 COOLER
PRECIP NCDC COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
DAYS WITH A NORMAL ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
T (ONLY) 2 5 -3 DRIER
>= 0.01 10.2 8 10 -2 DRIER
>= 0.10 6 5 1 WETTER
>= 0.25 3 3 1 WETTER
>= 0.50 1 1 0 NORMAL
>= 1.00 0.1 0 0 0 DRIER
SNOW NCDC COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
DAYS WITH A NORMAL ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
T (ONLY) 2 4 -2 DRIER
>= 0.1 5 6 -1 DRIER
>= 1.0 3.1 3 3 0 SNOWIER
>= 1.5 3 2 1 SNOWIER
>= 2.0 3 2 2 SNOWIER
>= 3.0 3 1 2 SNOWIER
NEW DAILY EXTREME
MAX TEMP 0
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
NO NEW DAILY RECORD EXTREMES THIS MONTH
3 MONTH LISTING WITH NORMALS...DEPARTURES AND RANKINGS
3-MONTH DATA JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH (JFM)
JFM 2013 ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
JFM-13 MAX 28.6 31.3 -2.7 COOLER 70 COLD
JFM-13 MIN 13.5 14.9 -1.4 COOLER NEAR NORM
JFM-13 MEAN 21.0 23.1 -2.1 COOLER NEAR NORM
JFM-13 HDD 3928 3765 163 COOLER NEAR NORM
JFM-13 CDD 0 0 0 NORMAL 63 WARM
JFM-13 PRECIP 4.23 3.56 0.67 WETTER 32 WET
JFM-13 SNOW 33.5 30.2 3.0 SNOWIER 34 WET
3-MONTH EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
EXTREME JFM EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
JAN-FEB-MAR MAX 41.1 1878 9.8 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-FEB-MAR MAX 14.9 1875 -16.4 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-FEB-MAR MIN 25.2 2012 10.3 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-FEB-MAR MIN -4.8 1875 -19.7 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-FEB-MAR MEAN 33.1 2012 10.0 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-FEB-MAR MEAN 5.1 1875 -18.0 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-FEB-MAR HDD 2881 2012 -884 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-FEB-MAR HDD 5355 1875 1590 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-FEB-MAR CDD 16 2012 16 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-FEB-MAR CDD 0 0 NORMAL COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-FEB-MAR PRECIP 7.95 1881 4.39 WETTEST 1 WET
JAN-FEB-MAR PRECIP 0.77 1958 -2.79 DRIEST 1 DRY
JAN-FEB-MAR SNOW 66.4 1917 36.2 SNOWIEST 1 WET
JAN-FEB-MAR SNOW 7.1 1958 -23.1 DRIEST 1 DRY
ANNUAL DATA
JAN-MAR 2013 ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
JAN-MAR-13 MAX 28.6 31.3 -2.7 COOLER 70 COLD
JAN-MAR-13 MIN 13.5 14.9 -1.4 COOLER NEAR NORM
JAN-MAR-13 MEAN 21.0 23.1 -2.1 COOLER NEAR NORM
JAN-MAR-13 HDD-ANN 3928 3765 163 COOLER NEAR NORM
JUL-MAR-13 HDD-SEA 6700 6788 -88 WARMER 36 WARM
JAN-MAR-13 CDD 0 0 0 NORMAL N/A
JAN-MAR-13 PRECIP 4.23 3.56 0.67 WETTER 32 WET
JAN-MAR-13 SNOW-ANN 33.5 30.2 3.3 SNOWIER 34 WET
JUL-MAR-13 SNOW-SEA 49.3 52.0 -2.7 DRIER NEAR NORM
ANNUAL EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
EXTREMES JAN-MAR EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
JAN-MAR MAX 41.1 1878 9.8 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-MAR MAX 14.9 1875 -16.4 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-MAR MIN 25.2 2012 10.3 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-MAR MIN -4.8 1875 -19.7 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-MAR MEAN 33.1 2012 10.0 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-MAR MEAN 5.1 1875 -18.0 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-MAR HDD-ANN 2881 2012 -884 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-MAR HDD-ANN 5355 1875 1590 COLDEST 1 COLD
JUL-MAR HDD-SEA 5287 2012 -1501 WARMEST 1 WARM
JUL-MAR HDD-SEA 8594 1875 1806 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-MAR CDD 16 2012 16 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-MAR CDD 0 0 NORMAL COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-MAR PRECIP 7.95 1881 4.39 WETTEST 1 WET
JAN-MAR PRECIP 0.77 1958 -2.79 DRIEST 1 DRY
JAN-MAR SNOW-ANN 66.4 1917 36.2 SNOWIEST 1 WET
JAN-MAR SNOW-ANN 7.1 1958 -23.1 DRIEST 1 DRY
JUL-MAR SNOW-SEA 90.2 1982 38.2 SNOWIEST 1 WET
JUL-MAR SNOW-SEA 14.2 1931 -37.8 DRIEST 1 DRY
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