Climatological Report (Monthly)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN
444 PM CDT MON MAY 01 2023

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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             96   04/21/1980
 LOW              -3   04/04/1975
HIGHEST           86   04/13         67      19       75  04/23
LOWEST            13   04/07         25     -12       19  04/15
AVG. MAXIMUM    50.4               54.3    -3.9     47.4
AVG. MINIMUM    31.3               32.4    -1.1     31.2
MEAN            40.8               43.3    -2.5     39.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                1.0    -1.0        1
DAYS MIN <= 32    18               15.5     2.5       18
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        8.42   2001
 MINIMUM        0.05   1987
TOTALS          3.74               2.61    1.13     3.55
DAILY AVG.      0.12               0.09    0.03     0.12
DAYS >= .01       13                9.7     3.3       16
DAYS >= .10        7                5.5     1.5        8
DAYS >= .50        3                1.6     1.4        3
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.4    -0.4        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.42   04/19 TO 04/20

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          24.4   2013
TOTALS           4.4                4.7    -0.3      1.9
SINCE 7/1       88.2               47.8    40.4       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     2                                  -1
DAYS >= 1.0        2                1.4     0.6        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH       12R  04/01                          MM  04/04
                                                          04/18
                                                          04/06
 24 HR TOTAL     2.6   04/16 TO 04/16

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    718                651      67      762
 SINCE 7/1      7991               8124    -133       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  1      -1        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  1      -1       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    35/260    DATE  04/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    47/010    DATE  04/30

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.45
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         11

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     68

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              3     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       6
LIGHT RAIN                8     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       4
LIGHT SNOW                9     SLEET                      0
FOG                      15     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      5

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

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