Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
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CXUS53 KMPX 011529
CLMSTC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
1030 AM CST TUE JAN 01 2013
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...ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 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 DECEMBER 2012 STC AIRPORT
TEMPS ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
AVERAGE MAX 26.8 24.7 2.1 WARMER 47 WARM
AVERAGE MIN 9.0 7.1 1.9 WARMER NEAR NORM
MONTH MEAN 17.9 15.9 2.0 WARMER NEAR NORM
DAILY MAX 53 DEC-03-2012
DAILY MIN -8 DEC-11-2012
HDD ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
TOTAL MONTH 1451 1522 -71 WARMER 51 WARM
TOTAL SEASON 3273 3447 -174 WARMER 48 WARM
CDD ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
TOTAL MONTH 0 0 0 NORMAL N/A N/A
TOTAL ANNUAL 739 464 275 WARMER 12 WARM
PRECIP ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
MONTH TOTAL 1.52 0.82 0.70 WETTER 15 WET
ANNUAL TOTAL 25.03 27.73 -2.70 DRIER 49 DRY
DAILY MAX 0.87 DEC-09-2012
SNW ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART RANK
MONTH TOTAL 15.0 9.4 5.6 SNOWIER 15 WET
SEASON TOTAL 18.2 18.6 -0.4 DRIER NEAR NORM
DAILY MAX 11.0 DEC-09-2012
MAX DEPTH 11 DEC-10-2012
DECEMBER EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
EXTREME DECEMBER EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
DECEMBER MAX 37.8 1939 13.1 WARMEST 1 WARM
DECEMBER MAX 9.1 1983 -15.6 COLDEST 1 COLD
DECEMBER MIN 21.1 1931 14 WARMEST 1 WARM
DECEMBER MIN -9.9 1983 -17 COLDEST 1 COLD
DECEMBER MEAN 28.6 1913 12.7 WARMEST 1 WARM
DECEMBER MEAN -0.4 1983 -16.3 COLDEST 1 COLD
DECEMBER HDD 1123 1913 -399 WARMEST 1 WARM
DECEMBER HDD 2026 1983 504 COLDEST 1 COLD
DECEMBER CDD 0 NONE RECORDED WARMEST 1 WARM
DECEMBER CDD 0 NONE RECORDED COLDEST 1 COLD
DECEMBER PCP 2.56 2010 1.74 WETTEST 1 WET
DECEMBER PCP T 1913 -0.82 DRIEST 1 DRY
DECEMBER SNOW 25.5 1927 16.1 SNOWIEST 1 WET
DECEMBER SNOW T 1940 -9.4 DRIEST 1 DRY
WIND MPH ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART
ANNUAL AVERAGE 6.2 9.1 -2.9
PEAK WIND GUST 33 MPH SOUTH DEC-01-2012
DAILY FAST 2-MINUTE 25 MPH SOUTH DEC-01-2012
SUNSHINE TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL
ANNUAL MIN-GAIN MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
JAN-DEC 56 -425 7.1 -7.1 100 -100
SUNSHINE
MONTHLY MIN-GAIN MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
DEC 8 -21 0.1 -0.4 2 -5
SUNSHINE
MONTHLY MIN-GAIN MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
OND 8 -186 0.1 -3.1 2 -44
WEATHER ACTUAL
TYPE NCDC COUNT
1=FOG/MIST 21
2=FOG DENSE 1.2 3
3=THUNDER 0.2 0
4=IP/SLEET 0
5=HAIL 0
6=FRZ RAIN 0
7=BLWG DUST 0
8=HAZE/SMK 13
9=BLWG SNW 0
TEMP COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
MAXIMUM ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
<=32 21 22 -1 WARMER
>=50 1 0 1 WARMER
>=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 29 31 -2 WARMER
<= 20 25 25 0 NORMAL
<= 10 17 17 0 NORMAL
<= 0 11 10 1 COOLER
<= -10 0 5 -5 WARMER
>= 50 0 0 0 NORMAL
PRECIP COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
DAYS WITH A ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
T (ONLY) 8 8 0 WETTER
>= 0.01 9 8 1 WETTER
>= 0.10 2 2 0 DRIER
>= 0.25 2 1 1 WETTER
>= 0.50 1 0 1 WETTER
>= 1.00 0 0 0 NORMAL
SNOW COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
DAYS WITH A ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
T (ONLY) 5 6 -1 DRIER
>= 0.1 10 8 2 SNOWIER
>= 1.0 2 3 -1 DRIER
>= 1.5 1 2 -1 DRIER
>= 2.0 1 2 -1 DRIER
>= 3.0 1 1 0 NORMAL
NEW DAILY EXTREME
MAX TEMP 0
COLD MAX 0
MIN TEMP 0
WARM MIN 1
PRECIP 1
SNOW 1
NEW DAILY RECORD EXTREME LISTING PREVIOUS
TYPE NEW/TIE /AMOUNT /DATE YEAR SET/TIE OLD YEAR
PRECIP NEW-> 0.87 DEC-09-2012 OLD-> 0.36 1899
SNOW NEW-> 11.0 DEC-09-2012 OLD-> 5.1 1961
3 MONTH LISTING WITH NORMALS...DEPARTURES AND RANKINGS
3-MONTH DATA OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER (OND)
OND 2012 ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
OND-12 MAX 41.5 40.1 1.4 WARMER NEAR NORM
OND-12 MIN 22.0 21.2 0.8 WARMER NEAR NORM
OND-12 MEAN 31.7 30.7 1.0 WARMER NEAR NORM
OND-12 HDD 3038 3161 -123 WARMER 51 WARM
OND-12 CDD 0 1 -1 COOLER NEAR NORM
OND-12 PRECIP 3.30 4.69 -1.39 DRIER 45 DRY
OND-12 SNW 18.2 18.6 -0.4 DRIER NEAR NORM
3-MONTH EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
EXTREME OND EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
OCT-NOV-DEC MAX 47.3 1939 7.2 WARMEST 1 WARM
OCT-NOV-DEC MAX 33.4 1985 -6.7 COLDEST 1 COLD
OCT-NOV-DEC MIN 30.0 1931 8.8 WARMEST 1 WARM
OCT-NOV-DEC MIN 11.6 1976 -9.6 COLDEST 1 COLD
OCT-NOV-DEC MEAN 38.1 1931 7.4 WARMEST 1 WARM
OCT-NOV-DEC MEAN 23.1 1985 -7.6 COLDEST 1 COLD
OCT-NOV-DEC HDD 2460 1931 -701 WARMEST 1 WARM
OCT-NOV-DEC HDD 3848 1985 687 COLDEST 1 COLD
OCT-NOV-DEC CDD 31 1922 30 WARMEST 1 WARM
OCT-NOV-DEC CDD 0 2012 -1 COLDEST 1 COLD
OCT-NOV-DEC PRECIP 9.41 1899 4.72 WETTEST 1 WET
OCT-NOV-DEC PRECIP 0.67 1952 -4.02 DRIEST 1 DRY
OCT-NOV-DEC SNW 40.5 1927 21.9 SNOWIEST 1 WET
OCT-NOV-DEC SNW 1.4 1940 -17.2 DRIEST 1 DRY
ANNUAL DATA YEAR TO DATE
JAN-DEC 2012 ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
JAN-DEC-12 MAX 58.2 53.5 4.7 WARMER 1 WARM
JAN-DEC-12 MIN 35.9 32.0 3.9 WARMER 2 WARM
JAN-DEC-12 MEAN 47.1 42.8 4.3 WARMER 2 WARM
JAN-DEC-12 HDD-ANN 7192 8532 -1340 WARMER 2 WARM
JUL-DEC-12 HDD-SEA 3273 3447 -174 WARMER 48 WARM
JAN-DEC-12 CDD 739 464 275 WARMER 12 WARM
JAN-DEC-12 PRECIP 25.03 27.73 -2.70 DRIER 49 DRY
JAN-DEC-12 SNW-ANN 38.9 45.7 -6.8 DRIER 50 DRY
JUL-DEC-12 SNW-SEA 18.2 18.6 -0.4 DRIER NEAR NORM
ANNUAL EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
EXTREMES JAN-DEC EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
JAN-DEC MAX 58.2 2012 4.7 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-DEC MAX 48.9 1897 -4.6 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-DEC MIN 37.9 1931 5.9 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-DEC MIN 26.9 1950 -5.1 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-DEC MEAN 47.9 1931 5.1 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-DEC MEAN 38.3 1950 -4.5 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-DEC HDD-ANN 7022 1931 -1510 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-DEC HDD-ANN 9942 1950 1410 COLDEST 1 COLD
JUL-DEC HDD-SEA 2607 1931 -840 WARMEST 1 WARM
JUL-DEC HDD-SEA 4232 1985 785 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-DEC CDD 989 0 525 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-DEC CDD 192 0 -272 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-DEC PRECIP 41.01 1897 13.28 WETTEST 1 WET
JAN-DEC PRECIP 14.64 1910 -13.09 DRIEST 1 DRY
JAN-DEC SNOW-ANN 84.6 1936 38.9 SNOWIEST 1 WET
JAN-DEC SNOW-ANN 9.2 1912 -36.5 DRIEST 1 DRY
JUL-DEC SNOW-SEA 20.1 2043 1.5 SNOWIEST 1 WET
JUL-DEC SNOW-SEA 2.0 1922 -16.6 DRIEST 1 DRY
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