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CDUS43 KMPX 180040  
CLIMSP  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN  
640 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2026  
   
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..THE TWIN CITIES MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 2026
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0600 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 13 1238 PM 44 1894 23 -10 38  
MINIMUM 5 559 PM -26 1967 8 -3 16  
AVERAGE 9 16 -7 27  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 0.90 1996 0.02 -0.01 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.89 0.51 0.38 0.12  
SINCE DEC 1 2.55 1.68 0.87 1.39  
SINCE JAN 1 0.89 0.51 0.38 0.12  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.3 5.1 1932 0.4 -0.1 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.2 6.1 -3.9 1.7  
SINCE DEC 1 18.2 17.5 0.7 8.7  
SINCE JUL 1 26.0 25.1 0.9 9.8  
SNOW DEPTH 1  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 56 49 7 38  
MONTH TO DATE 694 824 -130 855  
SINCE DEC 1 2119 2157 -38 2095  
SINCE JUL 1 3319 3694 -375 3142  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 1200 AM  
LOWEST 60 500 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE TWIN CITIES MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 48 1880  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 8 -36 1887  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 746 AM CST SUNSET 501 PM CST  
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 745 AM CST SUNSET 502 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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