January 2006 Climate Summary for the Twin Cities
Listed below is a summary of January for the Twin Cities from the National Weather Service in Chanhassen.
CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED...FOR TABS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHANHASSEN MN
240 PM CST WED FEB 1 2006
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...THE TWIN CITIES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2006...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1891 TO 2006
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEARS
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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MONTHLY REPORT JAN-2006 MSP AIRPORT
TEMPS ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
AVG MAX 34.4 21.9 12.5 WARMER 3W
AVG MIN 22.7 4.3 18.4 WARMER 1W
MONTH MEAN 28.6 13.1 15.5 WARMER 1W
DAILY MAX 48 JAN-26-2006
DAILY MIN 5 JAN-23-2006
RECORD HIGHS 0
RECORD LOWS 0
DEGREE DAYS
HDD (HEATING) ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
TOTAL MONTH 1123 1616 -493 WARMER 1W
TOTAL SEASON 3851 4743 -892 WARMER 3W
DEGREE DAYS
CDD (COOLING) ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
TOTAL MONTH 0 0 0 NORMAL N/A
TOTAL ANNUAL 0 0 0 NORMAL N/A
PRECIP (INCHES) ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
MONTH TOTAL 0.71 1.04 -0.33 DRIER 55D
ANNUAL TOTAL 0.71 1.04 -0.33 DRIER 55D
DAILY MAX 0.16 JAN-2-2006
RECORD PRECIP 0
SNOW (INCHES) ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
MONTH TOTAL 2.3 13.5 -11.2 DRIER 8D
SEASON TOTAL 21.9 34.1 -12.2 DRIER 55D
DAILY MAX 0.9 JAN-29-2006
MAX DEPTH 5 JAN-1-2006
RECORD SNOW 0
MONTHLY
EXTREME JANUARY EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
WARMEST MAX 35.4 1990 13.5 WARMEST 1W
COLDEST MAX 4.4 1912 -17.5 COLDEST 1C
WARMEST MIN 22.7 2006 18.4 WARMEST 1W
COLDEST MIN -9.7 1912 -14 COLDEST 1C
WARMEST MEAN 28.6 2006 15.5 WARMEST 1W
COLDEST MEAN -2.6 1912 -15.7 COLDEST 1C
WARMEST HDD 1123 2006 -493 WARMEST 1W
COLDEST HDD 2090 1912 474 COLDEST 1C
WARMEST CDD N/A N/A N/A WARMEST N/A
COLDEST CDD N/A N/A N/A COLDEST N/A
WETTEST PRECIP 3.63 1967 2.59 WETTEST 1W
DRIEST PRECIP 0.05 1898 -0.99 DRIEST 1D
SNOWIEST SNOW 46.4 1982 32.9 SNOWIEST 1W
DRIEST SNOW 0.6 1892 -12.9 DRIEST 1D
WIND MPH ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART
MONTH AVG 9.7 10.6 -0.9
DAILY PEAK 38 NW (310) JAN-24-2006
DAILY FAST 30 NW (310) JAN-24-2006
SUNSHINE MINUTES PERCENT ANNUAL HOURS PERCENT
GAINED 60 13.6% 60 1.0 14.6%
LOST 0 0.0% 0 0.0 0.0%
G-L 60 13.6% 60 1.0 14.6%
WEATHER COUNT
1 = FOG/MIST 15
2 = FOG+ <1/4 MILE 1
3 = THUNDER 0
4 = IP/SLEET 3
5 = HAIL 1
6 = GLZ/RIME/ICE 5
7 = BL DST/SND <1/2 0
8 = SMOK/HAZE 12
9 = BLWG SNOW 0
TEMP COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
MAXIMUM ACTUAL AVG DEPART
<=32 12 24 -12 WARMER
>=50 0 0 0 NORMAL
>=60 0 0 0 NORMAL
>=70 0 0 0 NORMAL
>=80 0 0 0 NORMAL
>=90 0 0 0 NORMAL
TEMP COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
MINIMUM ACTUAL AVG DEPART
<= 32 31 31 0 NORMAL
<= 20 10 26 -16 WARMER
<= 10 2 19 -17 WARMER
<= 0 0 12 -12 WARMER
<= -10 0 5 -5 WARMER
>= 50 0 0 0 NORMAL
PRECIP COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
PRECIP ACTUAL AVG DEPART
T (ONLY) 7 9 -2 DRIER
>= 0.01 12 10 2 WETTER
>= 0.10 3 3 0 NORMAL
>= 0.25 0 1 -1 DRIER
>= 0.50 0 0 0 NORMAL
>= 1.00 0 0 0 NORMAL
SNOW COUNT NUMBER OF DAYS
SNOW ACTUAL AVG DEPART
T (ONLY) 11 8 3 SNOWIER
>= 0.1 5 10 -5 DRIER
>= 1.0 0 4 -4 DRIER
>= 1.5 0 3 -3 DRIER
>= 2.0 0 2 -2 DRIER
>= 3.0 0 1 -1 DRIER
NEW DAILY RECORDS LISTING PREVIOUS
NEW DAILY SET/TIE AMOUNT DATE YEAR SET/TIE OLD YEAR
HI-MIN NEW-> 32 JAN-02-2006 OLD-> 31 1991 1997
3-MONTH DATA
NDJ 2006 ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
NDJ-06 MAX 34.5 29.4 5.1 WARMER 10W
NDJ-06 MIN 21.8 13.3 8.5 WARMER 5W
NDJ-06 MEAN 28.2 21.4 6.8 WARMER 6W
NDJ-06 HDD 3371 4022 -651 WARMER 6W
NDJ-06 CDD 0 0 0 NORMAL N/A
NDJ-06 PRECIP 3.21 3.98 -0.77 DRIER NRN
NDJ-06 SNOW 21.9 33.5 -11.6 DRIER 56D
3-MONTH EXTREMES WARMEST AND COLDEST ON RECORD
EXTREME NDJ EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
WARMEST MAX 40.3 2002 10.9 WARMEST 1W
COLDEST MAX 21.8 1912 -7.6 COLDEST 1C
WARMEST MIN 25.4 2002 12.1 WARMEST 1W
COLDEST MIN 4.3 1977 -9.0 COLDEST 1C
WARMEST MEAN 33.0 2002 11.6 WARMEST 1W
COLDEST MEAN 14.2 1977 -7.2 COLDEST 1C
WARMEST HDD 2948 2002 -1074 WARMEST 1W
COLDEST HDD 4678 1977 656 COLDEST 1C
WARMEST CDD 0 O O NORMAL N/A
COLDEST CDD 0 O O NORMAL N/A
WETTEST PRECIP 8.54 1997 4.56 WETTEST 1W
DRIEST PRECIP 0.52 2003 -3.46 DRIEST 1D
SNOWIEST SNOW 71.0 1982 37.5 SNOWIEST 1W
DRIEST SNOW 6.3 1931 -27.2 DRIEST 1D
ANNUAL DATA
JANUARY 2006 ACTUAL NORMAL DEPART RANK
JAN-06 MAX 34.4 21.9 12.5 WARMER 3W
JAN-06 MIN 22.7 4.3 18.4 WARMER 1W
JAN-06 MEAN 28.6 13.1 15.5 WARMER 1W
JAN-06 HDD 1123 1616 -493 WARMER 1W
JUL-JAN-06 (HDD) SEA 3851 4743 -892 WARMER 3W
JAN-06 CDD 0 0 0 NORMAL N/A
JAN-06 PRECIP 0.71 1.04 -0.33 DRIER 55D
JAN-06 SNOW 2.3 13.5 -11.2 DRIER 8D
JUL-JAN-06 SNOW SEA 21.9 34.1 -12.2 DRIER 55D
ANNUAL EXTREMES WARMEST AND COLDEST ON RECORD
JANUARY EXTREME YEAR DEPART RANK
MAX ANNUAL 35.4 1990 13.5 WARMEST 1W
MAX ANNUAL 4.4 1912 -17.5 COLDEST 1C
MIN ANNUAL 22.7 2006 18.4 WARMEST 1W
MIN ANNUAL -9.7 1912 -14.0 COLDEST 1C
MEAN ANNUAL 28.6 2006 15.5 WARMEST 1W
MEAN ANNUAL -2.6 1912 -15.7 COLDEST 1C
HDD ANNUAL 1123 2006 -493 WARMEST 1W
HDD ANNUAL 2090 1912 474 COLDEST 1C
HDD SEASON 3625 2002 -1118 WARMEST 1W
HDD SEASON 5476 1977 733 COLDEST 1C
CDD ANNUAL 0 0 0 WARMEST N/A
CDD ANNUAL 0 0 0 COLDEST N/A
PRECIP ANNUAL 3.63 1967 2.59 WETTEST 1W
PRECIP ANNUAL 0.05 1898 -0.99 DRIEST 1D
SNOW ANNUAL 46.4 1982 32.9 SNOWIEST 1W
SNOW ANNUAL 0.6 1892 -12.9 DRIEST 1D
SNOW SEASON 71.9 1982 37.8 SNOWIEST 1W
SNOW SEASON 6.8 1931 -27.3 DRIEST 1D
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