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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
150 AM CST FRI FEB 1 2013

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...THE ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2013...

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

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              56   01/24/1981
 LOW              -43   01/09/1977
HIGHEST            40   01/10        33       7       53  01/05
LOWEST            -18   01/22       -15      -3      -17  01/19
                        01/01
AVG. MAXIMUM     22.6              21.4     1.2     29.5
AVG. MINIMUM      3.8               1.8     2.0     10.9
MEAN             13.2              11.6     1.6     20.2
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     20              24.5    -4.5       18
DAYS MIN <= 32     30              30.9    -0.9       31
DAYS MIN <= 0      13              13.9    -0.9        5

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         2.75   1897
 MINIMUM            T   1898
TOTALS           0.45              0.65   -0.20     0.57
DAILY AVG.       0.01              0.02   -0.01     0.02
DAYS >= .01         7               7.4    -0.4        9
DAYS >= .10         2               2.1    -0.1        1
DAYS >= .50         0               0.2    -0.2        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.16   01/10 TO 01/11

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           29.5   5
                        0
TOTALS            2.5               8.6    -6.1      9.5
SINCE 7/1        20.7              27.2    -6.5     16.2
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      5                 7      -2        2
DAYS >= 1.0         0               3.0    -3.0        4
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         6   01/08                          6  01/26
                        01/07                             01/25
                        01/07
 24 HR TOTAL      0.9   MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1597              1655     -58     1380
 SINCE 7/1       4870              5102    -232     4207
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/310    DATE  01/19
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    46/300    DATE  01/19

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           10
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             16
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          5

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     74

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                2     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW               15     SLEET                      0
FOG                      14     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                     11

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

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