CXUS53 KMPX 011904 CCA CLMMSP CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 151 PM CDT WED MAY 01 2024 ................................... ...THE TWIN CITIES MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 95 04/21/1980 LOW 2 04/13/1962 HIGHEST 85 04/13 67 18 88 04/12 LOWEST 31 04/20 28 3 22 04/06 AVG. MAXIMUM 58.0 56.6 1.4 54.4 AVG. MINIMUM 40.5 37.5 3.0 37.2 MEAN 49.3 47.1 2.2 45.8 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.1 -0.1 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.6 -0.6 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 3 9.0 -6.0 12 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 7.00 2001 MINIMUM 0.16 1987 TOTALS 4.19 2.91 1.28 2.39 DAILY AVG. 0.14 0.10 0.04 0.08 DAYS >= .01 12 11.2 0.8 10 DAYS >= .10 8 6.3 1.7 6 DAYS >= .50 3 2.0 1.0 2 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.4 0.6 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.33 04/16 TO 04/16 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 26.1 2018 TOTALS T 3.5 -3.5 3.8 SINCE 7/1 29.5 51.2 -21.7 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 1 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.8 -0.8 1 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 8 04/01 24 HR TOTAL T 04/02 TO 04/02 04/19 TO 04/19 04/20 TO 04/20 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 466 542 -76 596 SINCE 7/1 5742 7151 -1409 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 4 -4 28 SINCE 1/1 0 4 -4 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.7 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/360 DATE 04/03 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 50/090 DATE 04/16 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.58 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 9 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 12 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 59 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 6 LIGHT RAIN 12 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 4 SLEET 0 FOG 10 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 5 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$