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CXUS53 KMPX 010813 CCA
CLMSTC
CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED DATELINE TO MAR 01...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
1030 AM CST FRI MAR 01 2013
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...ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2013...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1891 TO 2013
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEARS
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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MONTHLY REPORT FEBRUARY 2013 STC AIRPORT
TEMPS ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
AVERAGE MAX 24.5 26.8 -2.3 COOLER 60 COLD
AVERAGE MIN 5.1 7.2 -2.1 COOLER NEAR NORM
MONTH MEAN 14.8 17.0 -2.2 COOLER NEAR NORM
DAILY MAX 40 FEB-27-2013
DAILY MIN -18 FEB-01-2013
HDD ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
TOTAL MONTH 1400 1344 56 COOLER NEAR NORM
TOTAL SEASON 6270 6446 -176 WARMER 38 WARM
CDD ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
TOTAL MONTH 0 0 0 NORMAL N/A
TOTAL ANNUAL 0 0 0 NORMAL N/A
PRECIP ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
MONTH TOTAL 1.33 0.59 0.74 WETTER 16 WET
ANNUAL TOTAL 1.78 1.24 0.54 WETTER 34 WET
DAILY MAX 0.70 FEB-10-2013
SNW ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART RANK
MONTH TOTAL 16.8 7.0 9.8 SNOWIER 9 WET
SEASON TOTAL 37.5 34.2 3.3 SNOWIER 36 WET
DAY MAX 6.7 FEB-10-2013
MAX DEEP 14 FEB-14-2013
FEBRUARY EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
EXTREME FEBRUARY EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
FEBRUARY MAX 39.5 1987 12.7 WARMEST 1 WARM
FEBRUARY MAX 6.3 1936 -20.5 COLDEST 1 COLD
FEBRUARY MIN 23.2 1998 16.0 WARMEST 1 WARM
FEBRUARY MIN -15.1 1936 -22.3 COLDEST 1 COLD
FEBRUARY MEAN 29.6 1998 12.6 WARMEST 1 WARM
FEBRUARY MEAN -4.4 1936 -21.4 COLDEST 1 COLD
FEBRUARY HDD 985 1998 -359 WARMEST 1 WARM
FEBRUARY HDD 2006 1936 662 COLDEST 1 COLD
FEBRUARY CDD 0 NONE RECORDED WARMEST 1 WARM
FEBRUARY CDD 0 NONE RECORDED COLDEST 1 COLD
FEBRUARY PRECIP 2.94 1922 2.35 WETTEST 1 WET
FEBRUARY PRECIP 0.00 1947 -0.59 DRIEST 1 DRY
FEBRUARY SNOW 21.6 1971 14.6 SNOWIEST 1 WET
FEBRUARY SNOW 0.0 1921 -7.0 DRIEST 1 DRY
WIND MPH ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART
ANNUAL AVERAGE 7.2 9.4 -2.2
PEAK WIND GUST 33 MPH NORTHWEST FEB-11-2013
DAILY FAST 2-MINUTE 28 MPH NORTHWEST FEB-11-2013
SUNSHINE
ANNUAL MIN-GAIN MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
JAN-FEB 57 0 2.4 0.0 33 0
SUNSHINE
MONTHLY MIN-GAIN MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
FEB 84 0 1.4 0.0 20 0
SUNSHINE
SEASON MIN-GAIN MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
DJF 147 -19 2.5 -0.3 34 -4
WEATHER ACTUAL
TYPE NCDC COUNT
1=FOG/MIST 18
2=FOG DENSE 1.3 5
3=THUNDER 0.2 0
4=IP/SLEET 0
5=HAIL 0
6=FRZ RAIN 1
7=BLWG DUST 0
8=HAZE/SMK 12
9=BLWG SNW 0
TEMP COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
MAXIMUM ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
<=32 22 18 4 COOLER
>=50 0 1 -1 COOLER
>=60 0 0 0 NORMAL
>=70 0 0 0 NORMAL
>=80 0 0 0 NORMAL
>=90 0 0 0 NORMAL
TEMP COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
MINIMUM ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
<= 32 28 27 1 COOLER
<= 20 26 22 4 COOLER
<= 10 20 16 4 COOLER
<= 0 12 9 3 COOLER
<= -10 2 4 -2 WARMER
>= 50 0 0 0 NORMAL
PRECIP COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
DAYS WITH A ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
T (ONLY) 9 6 3 WETTER
>= 0.01 8 6 2 WETTER
>= 0.10 3 2 1 WETTER
>= 0.25 2 1 1 WETTER
>= 0.50 1 0 1 WETTER
>= 1.00 0 0 0 DRIER
SNOW COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
DAYS WITH A ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
T (ONLY) 5 4 1 SNOWIER
>= 0.1 12 7 5 SNOWIER
>= 1.0 5 3 2 SNOWIER
>= 1.5 4 2 2 SNOWIER
>= 2.0 3 2 1 SNOWIER
>= 3.0 2 1 1 SNOWIER
NEW DAILY EXTREME
MAX TEMP 0
COLD MAX 0
MIN TEMP 0
WARM MIN 0
PRECIP 1
SNOW 1
NEW DAILY RECORD EXTREME LISTING PREVIOUS
TYPE NEW/TIE /AMOUNT /DATE YEAR SET/TIE OLD YEAR
PRECIP NEW-> 0.70 FEB-10-2013 OLD-> 0.65 1898
SNOW NEW-> 6.7 FEB-10-2013 OLD-> 3.6 1953
3 MONTH LISTING WITH NORMALS...DEPARTURES AND RANKINGS
3-MONTH DATA DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY (DJF)
DJF 2013 ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
DJF-13 MAX 24.6 24.1 0.3 WARMER 41 WARM
DJF-13 MIN 6.0 5.4 0.6 WARMER 36 WARM
DJF-13 MEAN 15.3 14.9 0.4 WARMER 36 WARM
DJF-13 HDD 4448 4521 -73 WARMER 35 WARM
DJF-13 CDD 0 NONE RECORDED NORMAL N/A
DJF-13 PRECIP 3.30 2.06 1.24 WETTER 14 WET
DJF-13 SNW 34.3 25.0 9.3 SNOWIER 24 WET
3-MONTH EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
EXTREME DJF EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
DEC-JAN-FEB MAX 32.2 2012 8.1 WARMEST 1 WARM
DEC-JAN-FEB MAX 12.2 1936 -11.9 COLDEST 1 COLD
DEC-JAN-FEB MIN 16.2 1998 10.8 WARMEST 1 WARM
DEC-JAN-FEB MIN -7.2 1979 -12.6 COLDEST 1 COLD
DEC-JAN-FEB MEAN 23.4 2012 8.5 WARMEST 1 WARM
DEC-JAN-FEB MEAN 2.5 1936 -12.4 COLDEST 1 COLD
DEC-JAN-FEB HDD 3721 2002 -800 WARMEST 1 WARM
DEC-JAN-FEB HDD 5651 1936 1130 COLDEST 1 COLD
DEC-JAN-FEB CDD 0 NONE RECORDED WARMEST 1 WARM
DEC-JAN-FEB CDD 0 NONE RECORDED COLDEST 1 COLD
DEC-JAN-FEB PRECIP 5.34 1922 3.28 WETTEST 1 WET
DEC-JAN-FEB PRECIP 0.53 1902 -1.53 DRIEST 1 DRY
DEC-JAN-FEB SNW 56.0 1937 31.0 SNOWIEST 1 WET
DEC-JAN-FEB SNW 5.4 1924 -19.6 DRIEST 1 DRY
ANNUAL DATA YEAR TO DATE 0 0
JAN-FEB 2013 ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
JAN-FEB-13 MAX 23.6 24.1 -0.5 COOLER NEAR NORM
JAN-FEB-13 MIN 4.5 4.5 0.0 NORMAL NEAR NORM
JAN-FEB-13 MEAN 14.0 14.3 -0.3 COOLER NEAR NORM
JAN-FEB-13 HDD-ANN 2997 2999 -2 WARMER 38WARM
JUL-FEB-13 HDD-SEA 6270 6446 -176 WARMER 41 WARM
JAN-FEB-13 CDD 0 NONE RECORDED NORMAL N/A
JAN-FEB-13 PRECIP 1.78 1.24 0.54 WETTER 34 WET
JAN-FEB-13 SNOW-ANN 19.3 15.6 3.7 SNOWIER 39 WET
JUL-FEB-13 SNOW-SEA 37.5 34.2 3.3 SNOWIER 36 WET
ANNUAL EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
EXTREMES JAN-FEB EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
JAN-FEB MAX 33.9 1931 9.8 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-FEB MAX 7.8 1936 -16.3 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-FEB MIN 15.8 1998 11.3 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-FEB MIN -13.7 1936 -18.2 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-FEB MEAN 24.5 1931 10.2 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-FEB MEAN -3.0 1936 -17.3 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-FEB HDD-ANN 2389 1931 -610 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-FEB HDD-ANN 4061 1936 1062 COLDEST 1 COLD
JUL-FEB HDD-SEA 5268 2002 -1178 WARMEST 1 WARM
JUL-FEB HDD-SEA 7722 1936 1276 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-FEB CDD 0 NONE RECORDED WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-FEB CDD 0 NONE RECORDED COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-FEB PRECIP 4.82 1922 3.58 WETTEST 1 WET
JAN-FEB PRECIP 0.22 1964 -1.02 DRIEST 1 DRY
JAN-FEB SNW-ANN 38.6 1967 23.0 SNOWIEST 1 WET
JAN-FEB SNW-ANN 2.4 1964 -13.2 DRIEST 1 DRY
JUL-FEB SNW-SEA 73.8 1937 39.6 SNOWIEST 1 WET
JUL-FEB SNW-SEA 6.0 1902 -28.2 DRIEST 1 DRY
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