328  
CDUS43 KARX 020634  
CLIRST  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
133 AM CDT WED MAY 2 2012  
 
   
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..THE ROCHESTER MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2012
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1886 TO 2012  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 71 201 PM 89 1992 64 7 49  
MINIMUM 48 426 AM 25 1966 42 6 34  
1961  
1943  
AVERAGE 60 53 7 42  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.24 1.20 1936 0.12 0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.24 0.12 0.12 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 4.14 5.24 -1.10 7.54  
SINCE JAN 1 6.34 6.93 -0.59 9.15  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 T 12.0 -12.0 8.8  
SINCE JUL 1 20.6 51.9 -31.3 70.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 5 12 -7 23  
MONTH TO DATE 5 12 -7 23  
SINCE MAR 1 977 1576 -599 1687  
SINCE JUL 1 5940 7437 -1497 7651  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 18 4 14 0  
SINCE JAN 1 18 4 14 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.6  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 400 AM  
LOWEST 66 200 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE ROCHESTER MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 90 1959  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 26 1990  
1909  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 2 2012...........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 815 PM CDT  
MAY 3 2012...........SUNRISE 558 AM CDT SUNSET 816 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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