Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
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CXUS53 KMPX 011612
CLMSTC
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
1030 AM CDT MON APR 01 2013
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...ST CLOUD MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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 MARCH 2013 STC AIRPORT
TEMPS ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
AVERAGE MAX 31.8 39.0 -7.2 COOLER 18 COLD
AVERAGE MIN 12.0 19.8 -7.8 COOLER 19 COLD
MONTH MEAN 21.9 29.4 -7.5 COOLER 20 COLD
DAILY MAX 48 MAR-30-2013
DAILY MIN -8 MAR-17-2013
HDD ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
TOTAL MONTH 1328 1104 224 COOLER 22 COLD
TOTAL SEASON 7598 7550 48 COOLER NEAR NORM
CDD ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
TOTAL MONTH 0 0 0 NORMAL 3 WARM
TOTAL ANNUAL 0 0 0 NORMAL 3 WARM
PCP ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
MONTH TOTAL 2.63 1.55 1.08 WETTER 13 WET
ANNUAL TOTAL 4.41 2.79 1.62 WETTER 13 WET
DAILY MAX 0.75 MAR-09-2013
SNW ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART RANK
MONTH TOTAL 16.6 8.5 8.1 SNOWIER 9 WET
SNW SEASON 54.1 42.7 11.4 SNOWIER 14 WET
DAY MAX 4.8 MAR-04-2013
MAX DEEP 17 MAR-06-2013
MARCH EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
EXTREME MARCH EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
MARCH MAX 55.3 1910 16.3 WARMEST 1 WARM
MARCH MAX 23.6 1899 -15.4 COLDEST 1 COLD
MARCH MIN 33.4 2012 13.6 WARMEST 1 WARM
MARCH MIN 5 1965 -14.8 COLDEST 1 COLD
MARCH MEAN 43.9 2012 14.5 WARMEST 1 WARM
MARCH MEAN 14.9 1899 -14.5 COLDEST 1 COLD
MARCH HDD 651 2012 -453 WARMEST 1 WARM
MARCH HDD 1546 1899 442 COLDEST 1 COLD
MARCH CDD 7 2012 7 WARMEST 1 WARM
MARCH CDD 0 2011 0 COLDEST 1 COLD
MARCH PRECIP 4.53 1897 2.98 WETTEST 1 WET
MARCH PRECIP 0.10 1959 -1.45 DRIEST 1 DRY
MARCH SNOW 51.7 1965 43.2 SNOWIEST 1 WET
MARCH SNOW 0.0 2010 -8.5 DRIEST 1 DRY
WIND MPH ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART
ANNUAL AVERAGE 8.2 10.0 -1.8
PEAK WIND GUST 38 MPH NORTHWEST MAR-19-2013
DAILY FAST 2-MINUTE 31 MPH NORTHWEST MAR-19-2013
SUNSHINE
ANNUAL MIN-GAIN MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
JAN-MAR 57 0 4.0 0.0 57 0
SUNSHINE
MONTHLY MIN-GAIN MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
MAR 99 0 1.7 0.0 23 0
SUNSHINE
SEASON MIN-GAIN MIN-LOSS HOUR-GAIN HOUR-LOSS PCT-GAIN PCT-LOSS
JFM 240 0 4.0 0.0 56 0
WEATHER ACTUAL
TYPE NCDC COUNT
1=FOG/MIST 17
2=FOG DENSE 1.5 3
3=THUNDER 1.0 1
4=IP/SLEET 0
5=HAIL 0
6=FRZ RAIN 3
7=BLWG DUST 0
8=HAZE/SMK 19
9=BLWG SNW 0
TEMP COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
MAXIMUM ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
<=32 17 8 9 COOLER
>=50 0 6 -6 COOLER
>=60 0 2 -2 COOLER
>=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 31 26 5 COOLER
<= 20 22 14 8 COOLER
<= 10 14 7 7 COOLER
<= 0 6 3 3 COOLER
<= -10 0 1 -1 WARMER
>= 50 0 0 0 NORMAL
PRECIP COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
DAYS WITH A ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
T (ONLY) 6 4 2 WETTER
>= 0.01 8 9 -1 DRIER
>= 0.10 6 4 2 WETTER
>= 0.25 6 2 4 WETTER
>= 0.50 1 1 0 WETTER
>= 1.00 0 0 0 DRIER
SNOW COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
DAYS WITH A ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
T (ONLY) 5 3 2 SNOWIER
>= 0.1 7 5 2 SNOWIER
>= 1.0 4 2 2 SNOWIER
>= 1.5 4 2 2 SNOWIER
>= 2.0 4 1 3 SNOWIER
>= 3.0 4 1 3 SNOWIER
NEW DAILY EXTREME
MAX TEMP 0
COLD MAX 0
MIN TEMP 0
WARM MIN 0
PRECIP 1
SNOW 0
NEW DAILY RECORD EXTREME LISTING PREVIOUS
TYPE NEW/TIE /AMOUNT /DATE YEAR SET/TIE OLD YEAR
PRECIP NEW-> 0.75 MAR-09-2013 OLD-> 0.65 1918
3 MONTH LISTING WITH NORMALS...DEPARTURES AND RANKINGS
3-MONTH DATA JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH (JFM)
JFM 2013 ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
JFM-13 MAX 26.3 29.1 -2.8 COOLER 49 COLD
JFM-13 MIN 7.0 9.6 -2.6 COOLER 58 COLD
JFM-13 MEAN 16.6 19.4 -2.8 COOLER 53 COLD
JFM-13 HDD 4325 4103 222 COOLER NEAR NORM
JFM-13 CDD 0 0 0 NORMAL 3 WARM
JFM-13 PRECIP 4.41 2.79 1.62 WETTER 13 WET
JFM-13 SNW 35.9 24.1 12.0 SNOWIER 18 WET
3-MONTH EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
EXTREME JFM EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
JAN-FEB-MAR MAX 39.0 2012 9.9 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-FEB-MAR MAX 16.7 1936 -12.4 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-FEB-MAR MIN 20.2 2012 10.6 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-FEB-MAR MIN -2.9 1936 -12.5 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-FEB-MAR MEAN 29.6 2012 10.2 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-FEB-MAR MEAN 6.9 1936 -12.5 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-FEB-MAR HDD 3195 2012 -908 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-FEB-MAR HDD 5254 1936 1151 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-FEB-MAR CDD 7 2012 7 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-FEB-MAR CDD 0 0 NORMAL COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-FEB-MAR PRECIP 8.68 1897 5.89 WETTEST 1 WET
JAN-FEB-MAR PRECIP 0.30 1893 -2.49 DRIEST 1 DRY
JAN-FEB-MAR SNW 69.4 1965 45.3 SNOWIEST 1 WET
JAN-FEB-MAR SNW 3.2 1921 -20.9 DRIEST 1 DRY
ANNUAL DATA YEAR TO DATE 0 0
JAN-MAR 2013 ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
JAN-MAR-13 MAX 26.3 29.1 -2.8 COOLER 49 COLD
JAN-MAR-13 MIN 7.0 9.6 -2.6 COOLER 58 COLD
JAN-MAR-13 MEAN 16.6 19.4 -2.8 COOLER 53 COLD
JAN-MAR-13 HDD-ANN 4325 4103 222 COOLER NEAR NORM
JUL-MAR-13 HDD-SEA 7598 7550 48 COOLER NEAR NORM
JAN-MAR-13 CDD 0 0 0 NORMAL 3 WARM
JAN-MAR-13 PRECIP 4.41 2.79 1.62 WETTER 13 WET
JAN-MAR-13 SNOW-ANN 35.9 24.1 11.8 SNOWIER 18 WET
JUL-MAR-13 SNOW-SEA 54.1 42.7 11.4 SNOWIER 14 WET
ANNUAL EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
EXTREMES JAN-MAR EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
JAN-MAR MAX 39.0 2012 9.9 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-MAR MAX 16.7 1936 -12.4 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-MAR MIN 20.2 2012 10.6 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-MAR MIN -2.9 1936 -12.5 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-MAR MEAN 29.6 2012 10.2 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-MAR MEAN 6.9 1936 -12.5 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-MAR HDD-ANN 3195 2012 -908 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-MAR HDD-ANN 5254 1936 1151 COLDEST 1 COLD
JUL-MAR HDD-SEA 6022 2012 -1528 WARMEST 1 WARM
JUL-MAR HDD-SEA 8917 1936 1367 COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-MAR CDD 7 2012 7 WARMEST 1 WARM
JAN-MAR CDD 0 0 NORMAL COLDEST 1 COLD
JAN-MAR PRECIP 8.68 1897 5.89 WETTEST 1 WET
JAN-MAR PRECIP 0.30 1893 -2.49 DRIEST 1 DRY
JAN-MAR SNW-ANN 69.4 1965 45.3 SNOWIEST 1 WET
JAN-MAR SNW-ANN 3.0 1902 -21.1 DRIEST 1 DRY
JUL-MAR SNW-SEA 81.8 1965 39.1 SNOWIEST 1 WET
JUL-MAR SNW-SEA 6.0 1902 -36.7 DRIEST 1 DRY
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