145  
CDUS43 KMPX 212129  
CLIMSP  
 
MSPCLIMS2 000  
TTAA00 KMPX 212128  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN  
427 PM CDT WED OCT 21 2009  
 
   
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..THE TWIN CITIES MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 21 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 48 155 AM 88 1947 56 -8 52  
MINIMUM 45 259 PM 16 1913 37 8 31  
AVERAGE 47 47 0 42  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.54 1.76 1894 0.06 0.48 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 4.34 1.41 2.93 1.72  
SINCE SEP 1 4.80 4.10 0.70 3.50  
SINCE JAN 1 21.36 25.77 -4.41 19.85  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.1 1936 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 2.8 0.0 2.8 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 2.8 T 2.8 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 2.8 T 2.8 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 18 19 -1 23  
MONTH TO DATE 454 300 154 254  
SINCE SEP 1 509 478 31 355  
SINCE JUL 1 535 505 30 355  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 300 AM  
LOWEST 86 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 90  
   
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THE TWIN CITIES MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 81 1992  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 20 1936  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 21 2009.......SUNRISE 737 AM CDT SUNSET 618 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 22 2009.......SUNRISE 738 AM CDT SUNSET 616 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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