000 CDUS43 KMPX 160652 CLIMSP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN 138 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009 ................................... ...THE TWIN CITIES MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 2009... 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 56 403 PM 69 1927 40 16 34 MINIMUM 31 430 AM -7 1897 23 8 22 AVERAGE 44 31 13 28 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.85 1945 0.06 -0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.21 0.78 -0.57 0.15 SINCE MAR 1 0.21 0.78 -0.57 0.15 SINCE JAN 1 1.71 2.61 -0.90 0.70 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 5.0 1899 0.4 -0.4 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.0 5.4 -4.4 1.4 SINCE MAR 1 1.0 5.4 -4.4 1.4 SINCE JUL 1 42.0 47.7 -5.7 26.7 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 21 34 -13 37 MONTH TO DATE 598 555 43 627 SINCE MAR 1 598 555 43 627 SINCE JUL 1 6617 6571 46 6531 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 78 400 AM LOWEST 38 200 PM AVERAGE 58 .......................................................... THE TWIN CITIES MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 71 1930 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -10 1900 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 16 2009.........SUNRISE 723 AM CDT SUNSET 721 PM CDT MARCH 17 2009.........SUNRISE 721 AM CDT SUNSET 722 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$