704  
CDUS43 KARX 162131  
CLIRST  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
429 PM CDT FRI MAY 16 2008  
 
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..THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2008  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1886 TO 2008  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 76 300 PM 92 1936 68 8 65  
MINIMUM 47 450 AM 29 1956 46 1 38  
1929  
AVERAGE 62 57 5 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.55 1999 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.65 1.76 -0.11 0.18  
SINCE MAR 1 7.40 6.65 0.75 4.50  
SINCE JAN 1 8.63 8.34 0.29 6.68  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 2002 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2001  
MONTH TO DATE T T 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 9.8 13.3 -3.5 19.7  
SINCE JUL 1 44.1 52.7 -8.6 61.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 3 9 -6 13  
MONTH TO DATE 166 181 -15 77  
SINCE MAR 1 1912 1856 56 1583  
SINCE JUL 1 7892 8143 -251 7359  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 9 -8 23  
SINCE MAR 1 1 10 -9 30  
SINCE JAN 1 1 10 -9 30    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.5  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 600 AM  
LOWEST 25 300 PM  
AVERAGE 50  
 
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THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 91 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 20 1909  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2008...........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT  
MAY 17 2008...........SUNRISE 542 AM CDT SUNSET 832 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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