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Climatological Report (Monthly)
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CXUS53 KMPX 011919 CCA
CLMSTC
CLIMATE REPORT...COORRECTED...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
1240 PM CDT FRI JUN 01 2012
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...ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2012...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1891 TO 2012
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEARS
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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MONTHLY REPORT MAY 2012 STC AIRPORT
TEMPS ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
AVERAGE MAX 72.1 68.8 3.3 WARMER 17 WARM
AVERAGE MIN 48.5 44.2 4.3 WARMER 11 WARM
MONTH MEAN 60.3 56.5 3.8 WARMER 15 WARM
DAILY MAX 94 MAY-18-2012
DAILY MIN 38 MAY-12-2012
HDD ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
TOTAL MONTH 183 287 -104 WARMER 12 WARM
TOTAL SEASON 6716 8454 -1738 WARMER 1 WARM
CDD ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
TOTAL MONTH 44 23 21 WARMER 24 WARM
TOTAL ANNUAL 51 25 26 WARMER 22 WARM
PRECIP ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
MONTH TOTAL 8.76 2.95 5.81 WETTER 2 WET
ANNUAL TOTAL 14.32 8.31 6.01 WETTER 4 WET
DAILY MAX 1.73 MAY-01-2012
SNW ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART RANK
MONTH TOTAL 0.0 T -T SNOWIER 1 DRY
SEASON TOTAL 27.4 46.1 -18.7 DRIER 25 DRY
DAILY MAX 0.0 MAY-01-2012
MAX DEPTH 0 MAY-01-2012
MAY EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
EXTREME MAY EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
MAY MAX 80.0 1934 11.2 WARMEST 1 WARM
MAY MAX 59.6 1907 -9.2 COLDEST 1 COLD
MAY MIN 52.4 1934 8.2 WARMEST 1 WARM
MAY MIN 34.8 1907 -9.4 COLDEST 1 COLD
MAY MEAN 66.2 1934 9.7 WARMEST 1 WARM
MAY MEAN 47.2 1907 -9.3 COLDEST 1 COLD
MAY HDD 112 1977 -175 WARMEST 1 WARM
MAY HDD 544 1907 257 COLDEST 1 COLD
MAY CDD 158 1934 135 WARMEST 1 WARM
MAY CDD 0 1907 -23 COLDEST 1 COLD
MAY PRECIP 9.68 1912 6.73 WETTEST 1 WET
MAY PRECIP 0.20 1900 -2.75 DRIEST 1 DRY
MAY SNOW 3.3 1938 3.3 SNOWIEST 1 WET
MAY SNOW 0.0 2012 -T DRIEST 1 DRY
WIND MPH ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART
ANNUAL AVERAGE 8.2 10.8 -2.6
PEAK WIND GUST 74 MPH SOUTHWEST MAY-27-2012
DAILY FASTEST 2-MINUTE 58 MPH SOUTH MAY-27-2012
SUNSHINE
ANNUAL MIN-GAIN MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
JAN-MAY 391 0 6.7 0.0 94 0
SUNSHINE
MONTHLY MIN-GAIN MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
MAY 69 0 1.2 0.0 16 0
SUNSHINE
SEASON MIN-GAIN MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
MAM 260 0 4.3 0.0 61 0
WEATHER ACTUAL
TYPE NCDC COUNT
1=FOG/MIST 14
2=FOG DENSE 0.3 3
3=THUNDER 5.0 10
4=IP/SLEET 0
5=HAIL 0
6=FRZ RAIN 0
7=BLWG DUST 0
8=HAZE/SMK 1
9=BLWG SNW 0
TEMP COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
MAXIMUM ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
<=32 0 0 0 NORMAL
>=50 31 30 1 WARMER
>=60 30 25 5 WARMER
>=70 16 15 1 WARMER
>=80 7 5 2 WARMER
>=90 1 1 0 NORMAL
TEMP COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
MINIMUM ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
<= 32 0 3 -3 WARMER
<= 20 0 0 0 NORMAL
<= 10 0 0 0 NORMAL
<= 0 0 0 0 NORMAL
<= -10 0 0 0 NORMAL
>= 50 12 9 3 WARMER
PRECIP COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
DAYS WITH A ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
T (ONLY) 3 3 0 DRIER
>= 0.01 13 11 2 WETTER
>= 0.10 11 7 5 WETTER
>= 0.25 10 4 6 WETTER
>= 0.50 8 2 6 WETTER
>= 1.00 3 1 3 WETTER
SNOW COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
DAYS WITH A ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
T (ONLY) 0 0 0 NORMAL
>= 0.1 0 0 0 NORMAL
>= 1.0 0 0 0 NORMAL
>= 1.5 0 0 0 NORMAL
>= 2.0 0 0 0 NORMAL
>= 3.0 0 0 0 NORMAL
NEW DAILY EXTREME
MAX TEMP 1
COLD MAX 0
MIN TEMP 0
WARM MIN 1
PRECIP 0
SNOW 0
NEW DAILY RECORD EXTREME LISTING PREVIOUS
TYPE NEW/TIE /AMOUNT /DATE YEAR SET/TIE OLD YEAR
MAX TIE-> 94 MAY-18-2012 TIES-> 94 1998
WARM LOW NEW-> 65 MAY-18-2012 OLD-> 63 1903 1911
3 MONTH LISTING WITH NORMALS...DEPARTURES AND RANKINGS
3-MONTH DATA MARCH APRIL MAY (MAM)
MAM 2012 ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
MAM-12 MAX 61.7 54.7 7.0 WARMER 3 WARM
MAM-12 MIN 39.5 32.2 7.3 WARMER 1 WARM
MAM-12 MEAN 50.6 43.5 7.1 WARMER 1 WARM
MAM-12 HDD 1345 2008 -663 WARMER 1 WARM
MAM-12 CDD 51 25 26 WARMER 22 WARM
MAM-12 PRECIP 12.51 7.07 5.44 WETTER 5 WET
MAM-12 SNW 0.7 11.0 -10.3 DRIER 7 DRY
3-MONTH EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
EXTREME MAM EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
MAR-APR-MAY MAX 62.6 1910 7.9 WARMEST 1 WARM
MAR-APR-MAY MAX 45.2 1950 -9.5 COLDEST 1 COLD
MAR-APR-MAY MIN 39.5 2012 7.3 WARMEST 1 WARM
MAR-APR-MAY MIN 25.9 1943 -6.3 COLDEST 1 COLD
MAR-APR-MAY MEAN 50.6 2012 7.1 WARMEST 1 WARM
MAR-APR-MAY MEAN 35.8 1950 -7.7 COLDEST 1 COLD
MAR-APR-MAY HDD 1345 2012 -663 WARMEST 1 WARM
MAR-APR-MAY HDD 2673 1950 665 COLDEST 1 COLD
MAR-APR-MAY CDD 220 1934 195 WARMEST 1 WARM
MAR-APR-MAY CDD 0 1983 -25 COLDEST 1 COLD
MAR-APR-MAY PRECIP 16.02 1894 8.95 WETTEST 1 WET
MAR-APR-MAY PRECIP 1.95 1926 -5.12 DRIEST 1 DRY
MAR-APR-MAY SNW 57.8 1965 46.8 SNOWIEST 1 WET
MAR-APR-MAY SNW 0.0 2010 -11.0 DRIEST 1 DRY
ANNUAL DATA YEAR TO DATE
JAN-MAY 2012 ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
JAN-MAY-12 MAX 49.6 42.5 7.1 WARMER 2 WARM
JAN-MAY-12 MIN 29.1 21.1 8.0 WARMER 1 WARM
JAN-MAY-12 MEAN 39.4 31.8 7.6 WARMER 1 WARM
JAN-MAY-12 HDD-ANN 3889 5007 -1118 WARMER 1 WARM
JUL-MAY-12 HDD-SEA 6716 8454 -1738 WARMER 1 WARM
JAN-MAY-12 CDD 51 25 26 WARMER 22 WARM
JAN-MAY-12 PRECIP 14.32 8.31 6.01 WETTER 4 WET
JAN-MAY-12 SNW-ANN 20.7 26.0 -5.3 DRIER 39 DRY
JUL-MAY-12 SNW-SEA 27.4 46.1 -18.7 DRIER 25 DRY
ANNUAL EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
EXTREMES JAN-MAY EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
JAN-MAY MAX 50.4 1987 7.9 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-MAY MAX 33.6 1979 -8.9 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-MAY MIN 29.1 1931 8.0 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-MAY MIN 13.3 1950 -7.8 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-MAY MEAN 39.4 2012 7.6 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-MAY MEAN 23.5 1979 -8.3 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-MAY HDD-ANN 3889 2012 -1118 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-MAY HDD-ANN 6227 1979 1220 COLDEST 1 COLD
JUL-MAY HDD-SEA 6716 2012 -1738 WARMEST 1 WARM
JUL-MAY HDD-SEA 9889 1979 1435 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-MAY CDD 177 1934 152 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-MAY CDD 0 1934 -25 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-MAY PRECIP 16.83 1894 8.52 WETTEST 1 WET
JAN-MAY PRECIP 2.87 1934 -5.44 DRIEST 1 DRY
JAN-MAY SNOW-ANN 75.5 1965 61.9 SNOWIEST 1 WET
JAN-MAY SNOW-ANN 3.0 1902 -23.0 DRIEST 1 DRY
JUL-MAY SNOW-SEA 87.9 1965 41.8 SNOWIEST 1 WET
JUL-MAY SNOW-SEA 6.0 1902 -40.1 DRIEST 1 DRY
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