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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN                               
137 AM CDT THU MAY 18 2017


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...THE TWIN CITIES MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2017...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2017


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         72    149 PM  93    1987  70      2       65       
  MINIMUM         54   1159 PM  31    1915  49      5       46       
  AVERAGE         63                        60      3       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.81R         1.17 1938   0.11   1.70     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.97                      1.85   1.12     1.25    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.10                      6.40   1.70     6.35    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.72                      8.07   1.65     7.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1890   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.2                      12.7   -7.5      5.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     32.0                      54.4  -22.4     36.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         7     -5        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  104                       148    -44      163       
  SINCE MAR 1   1487                      1676   -189     1400       
  SINCE JUL 1   6188                      7466  -1278     6265       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        15      0       11       
  SINCE MAR 1     15                        20     -5       19       
  SINCE JAN 1     15                        20     -5       19       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE TWIN CITIES MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        93      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        27      1915                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2017...........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   839 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2017...........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   840 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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