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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
720 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013


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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0700 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         65   1245 AM  90    1998  69     -4       86
                                      1972
  MINIMUM         55    737 AM  28    1973  45     10       52
  AVERAGE         60                        57      3       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.17          1.12 1910   0.09   0.08      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.53                      1.59  -1.06     3.88
  SINCE MAR 1      6.06                      5.71   0.35     7.63
  SINCE JAN 1      7.84                      6.95   0.89     9.44

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           T    1915   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     41.0                      11.5   29.5      0.7
  SINCE JUL 1     78.5                      45.7   32.8     27.4
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            5                         9     -4        0
  MONTH TO DATE  231                       189     42      111
  SINCE MAR 1   2415                      1910    505     1273
  SINCE JUL 1   8685                      8356    329     6644

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        4
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         9     -5        9
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        11     -7       16
  SINCE JAN 1      4                        11     -7       16
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    86           400 PM
 LOWEST     22          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    54

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THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        94      2012
                                             1998
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        30      1976


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2013...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   843 PM CDT
MAY 18 2013...........SUNRISE   542 AM CDT   SUNSET   844 PM CDT


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




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