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Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
Issued by NWS Twin Cities, MN
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CXUS53 KMPX 011545
CLMMSP
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
614 PM CST SUN JAN 31 2010
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...THE TWIN CITIES MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2010...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2010
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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MONTHLY REPORT JANUARY 2010 MSP AIRPORT
TEMPS ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
AVERAGE MAX 20.0 21.9 -1.9 COOLER 53 COLD
AVERAGE MIN 6.1 4.3 1.8 WARMER 55 WARM
MONTH MEAN 13.1 13.1 0.0 NORMAL 69 COLD
DAILY MAX 36 JAN-23-2010
DAILY MIN -15 JAN-02-2010
RECORD HIGHS 0
RECORD LOWS 0
HDD ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
TOTAL MONTH 1603 1616 -13 WARMER 70 WARM
TOTAL SEASON 4487 4743 -256 WARMER 51 WARM
CDD ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
TOTAL MONTH 0 0 0 NORMAL N/A
TOTAL ANNUAL 0 0 0 NORMAL N/A
PRECIP ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
MONTH TOTAL 0.45 1.04 -0.59 DRIER 36 DRY
ANNUAL TOTAL 0.45 1.04 -0.59 DRIER 36 DRY
DAILY MAX 0.23 JAN-23-2010
RECORD PRECIP 0
SNOW ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART RANK
MONTH TOTAL 3.1 13.5 -10.4 DRIER 12 DRY
SEASON TOTAL 26.8 34.1 -7.3 DRIER NEAR NORM
DAILY MAX 2.2 JAN-07-2010
MAX DEPTH 11 JAN-07-2010
RECORD SNOWFALL 0
JANUARY EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
EXTREME EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
JANUARY MAX 35.7 1880 13.8 WARMEST 1 WARM
JANUARY MAX 4.4 1912 -17.5 COLDEST 1 COLD
JANUARY MIN 22.7 2006 18.4 WARMEST 1 WARM
JANUARY MIN -13 1875 -17.3 COLDEST 1 COLD
JANUARY MEAN 28.6 2006 15.5 WARMEST 1 WARM
JANUARY MEAN -3.4 1875 -16.5 COLDEST 1 COLD
JANUARY HDD 1123 2006 -493 WARMEST 1 WARM
JANUARY HDD 2114 1875 498 COLDEST 1 COLD
JANUARY CDD 0 NONE RECORDED WARMEST 1 WARM
JANUARY CDD 0 NONE RECORDED COLDEST 1 COLD
JANUARY PRECIP 4.34 1881 3.30 WETTEST 1 WET
JANUARY PRECIP 0.05 1898 -0.99 DRIEST 1 DRY
JANUARY SNOW 46.4 1982 32.9 WETTEST 1 WET
JANUARY SNOW 0.6 1898 -12.9 DRIEST 1 DRY
WIND MPH ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART
MONTH AVERAGE 7.6 10.6 -3.0
PEAK WIND GUST 37 MPH EAST JAN-23-2010
FASTEST 2-MINUTE 28 MPH SOUTHEAST JAN-23-2010
SUNSHINE MONTHLY MON-PCNT TOTAL ANNUAL ANN-PCNT
MIN / HOURS MINUTES ANN-TOT ANNUAL HOURS POSSIBLE
GAINED 56 14 56 0.9 14
LOST 0 0 0 0.0 0
WEATHER
TYPE NCDC COUNT
1=FOG/MIST 18
2=FOG DENSE 0.9 1
3=THUNDER 0 0
4=IP/SLEET 1
5=HAIL 0
6=FRZ RAIN 3
7=BLWG DUST 0
8=HAZE/SMK 16
9=BLWG SNOW 1
TEMP NCDC COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
MAXIMUM NORMAL ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
<=32 23.6 24 23 1 COOLER
>=50 0 0 0 COOLER
>=60 0 0 0 NORMAL
>=70 0 0 0 NORMAL
>=80 0 0 0 NORMAL
>=90 0.0 0 0 0 NORMAL
TEMP NCDC COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
MINIMUM NORMAL ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
<= 32 30.8 31 31 0 COOLER
<= 20 27 25 2 COOLER
<= 10 18 17 1 COOLER
<= 0 12.9 11 11 1 COOLER
<= -10 4 4 0 WARMER
>= 50 0 0 0 NORMAL
PRECIP NCDC COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
DAYS WITH A NORMAL ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
T (ONLY) 9 9 0 WETTER
>= 0.01 9.9 6 10 -4 DRIER
>= 0.10 1 3 -2 DRIER
>= 0.25 0 1 -1 DRIER
>= 0.50 0 0 0 DRIER
>= 1.00 0.0 0 0 0 NORMAL
SNOW NCDC COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
DAYS WITH A NORMAL ACTUAL AVERAGE DEPART
T (ONLY) 12 8 4 SNOWIER
>= 0.1 2 9 -7 DRIER
>= 1.0 4.1 1 4 -3 DRIER
>= 1.5 1 2 -1 DRIER
>= 2.0 1 2 -1 DRIER
>= 3.0 0 1 -1 DRIER
NEW DAILY RECORDS LISTING PREVIOUS
NEW DAILY SET/TIE AMOUNT DATE / YEAR SET/TIE OLD YEAR
NO NEW DAILY RECORD
3 MONTH LISTING WITH NORMALS...DEPARTURES AND RANKINGS
3-MONTH DATA NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY (NDJ)
NDJ 2010 ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
NDJ-10 MAX 31.4 29.4 2.0 WARMER 50 WARM
NDJ-10 MIN 17.3 12.9 4.4 WARMER 27 WARM
NDJ-10 MEAN 24.4 21.2 3.2 WARMER 36 WARM
NDJ-10 HDD 3737 4022 -285 WARMER 39 WARM
NDJ-10 CDD 0 0 0 NORMAL N/A
NDJ-10 PRECIP 2.66 3.98 -1.32 DRIER 60 DRY
NDJ-10 SNOW 24.0 33.5 -9.5 DRIER 70 DRY
3-MONTH EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
EXTREME NDJ EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
NOV-DEC-JAN MAX 37.9 1914 8.5 WARMEST 1 WARM
NOV-DEC-JAN MAX 21.7 1887 -7.7 COLDEST 1 COLD
NOV-DEC-JAN MIN 23.5 1914 10.6 WARMEST 1 WARM
NOV-DEC-JAN MIN 3.6 1873 -9.3 COLDEST 1 COLD
NOV-DEC-JAN MEAN 30.7 1914 9.5 WARMEST 1 WARM
NOV-DEC-JAN MEAN 14.0 1875 -7.2 COLDEST 1 COLD
NOV-DEC-JAN HDD 3145 1914 -877 WARMEST 1 WARM
NOV-DEC-JAN HDD 4681 1875 659 COLDEST 1 COLD
NOV-DEC-JAN CDD 0 NONE RECORDED WARMEST 1 WARM
NOV-DEC-JAN CDD 0 NONE RECORDED COLDEST 1 COLD
NOV-DEC-JAN PRECIP 8.54 1997 4.56 SNOWIEST 1 WET
NOV-DEC-JAN PRECIP 0.80 1981 -3.18 DRIEST 1 DRY
NOV-DEC-JAN SNOW 62.2 1984 28.7 WETTER 1 WET
NOV-DEC-JAN SNOW 6.6 1889 -26.9 DRIER 1 DRY
ANNUAL CUMULATIVE YEAR TO DATE
ANNUAL DATA
JANUARY 2010 ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
JAN-10 MAX 20.0 21.9 -1.9 COOLER 53 COLD
JAN-10 MIN 6.1 4.3 1.8 WARMER 55 WARM
JAN-10 MEAN 13.1 13.1 0.0 NORMAL 69 COLD
JAN-10 HDD-ANN 1603 1616 -13 WARMER 70 WARM
JUL-JAN-10 HDD-SEA 4487 4743 -256 WARMER 51 WARM
JAN-10 CDD 0 0 0 NORMAL N/A
JAN-10 PRECIP 0.45 1.04 -0.59 DRIER 36 DRY
JAN-10 SNOW-ANN 3.1 13.5 -10.4 DRIER 12 DRY
JUL-JAN-10 SNOW-SEA 26.8 34.1 -7.3 DRIER NEAR NORM
ANNUAL EXTREMES WARMEST/COLDEST/WETTEST ON RECORD FOR COMPARISON
EXTREMES JANUARY EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
JANUARY MAX 22.7 2006 0.8 WARMEST 1 WARM
JANUARY MAX -13.0 1875 -34.9 COLDEST 1 COLD
JANUARY MIN 28.6 2006 24.3 WARMEST 1 WARM
JANUARY MIN -3.4 1875 -7.7 COLDEST 1 COLD
JANUARY MEAN 1123 2006 1109.9 WARMEST 1 WARM
JANUARY MEAN 2114 1875 2100.9 COLDEST 1 COLD
JANUARY HDD-ANN 1194 1990 -422 WARMEST 1 WARM
JANUARY HDD-ANN 2019 1888 403 COLDEST 1 COLD
JANUARY HDD-SEA 3851 2006 -892 WARMEST 1 WARM
JANUARY HDD-SEA 5462 1912 719 COLDEST 1 COLD
JANUARY CDD NUMBER NONE RECORDED WARMEST 1 WARM
JANUARY CDD ACTUAL NONE RECORDED COLDEST 1 COLD
JANUARY PRECIP 46.40 1982 45.36 WETTER 1 WET
JANUARY PRECIP 0.60 1898 -0.44 DRIER 1 DRY
JANUARY SNOW-ANN 33.1 1999 19.6 SNOWIEST 1 WET
JANUARY SNOW-ANN 0.9 1931 -12.6 DRIEST 1 DRY
JANUARY SNOW-SEA 62.2 1984 28.1 SNOWIEST 1 WET
JANUARY SNOW-SEA 7.1 1959 -27.0 DRIEST 1 DRY
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