354  
CDUS43 KMPX 122147  
CLIMSP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN  
443 PM CDT MON OCT 12 2009  
 
   
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..THE TWIN CITIES MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 12 2009  
 
VALID AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2009  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 35 259 PM 87 1975 61 -26 78  
MINIMUM 31 839 AM 23 1917 41 -10 61  
AVERAGE 33 51 -18 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.24 1.43 1997 0.07 0.17 T  
MONTH TO DATE 3.39 0.84 2.55 1.26  
SINCE SEP 1 3.85 3.53 0.32 3.04  
SINCE JAN 1 20.41 25.20 -4.79 19.39  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 2.4 R 2.0 1959 0.0 2.4 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 2.7 0.0 2.7 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 2.7 T 2.7 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 2.7 T 2.7 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 1  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 32 15 17 0  
MONTH TO DATE 259 149 110 104  
SINCE SEP 1 314 327 -13 205  
SINCE JUL 1 340 354 -14 205  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 5  
MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 5  
SINCE SEP 1 110 59 51 69  
SINCE JAN 1 647 699 -52 787    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.2  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
SNOW  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 600 AM  
LOWEST 64 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE TWIN CITIES MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 84 1956  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 22 1917  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 12 2009.......SUNRISE 725 AM CDT SUNSET 633 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 13 2009.......SUNRISE 726 AM CDT SUNSET 631 PM CDT  
 
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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