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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
220 AM CDT TUE JUL 22 2008
..RECORD WET PERIOD ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA OVER THE LAST YEAR
BEGINNING ABOUT THIS TIME LAST YEAR /LATE JULY 2007/ THE PATTERN
SHIFTED TO ONE OF UNPRECEDENTED WETNESS OVER MUCH OF EASTERN
IOWA...SOUTHERN WISCONSIN...INTO EXTREME SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA.
MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION HAVE OCCURRED...WITH HISTORIC
AND RECORD BREAKING RAINFALL AND FLOODING EVENTS EMBEDDED WITHIN THE
LARGER SCALE WET PERIOD. ADDED TO THAT...WAS A RECORD TO NEAR RECORD
WINTER IN TERMS OF SNOWFALL FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA.
IN THE TABLE BELOW IS A LISTING OF THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS
AT VARIOUS OBSERVING SITES IN THE NWS LA CROSSE COUNTY WARNING AREA
/CWA/ FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 21 2007 THROUGH JULY 20 2008...OR 365
DAYS. THE PRECIPITATION FOR THIS PERIOD IS GIVEN...FOLLOWED BY THE
RECORD /OR PREVIOUS RECORD IF ALREADY BROKEN/ AND THE NUMBER OF
YEARS IN THE RECORDED HISTORY FOR THAT PARTICULAR LOCATION.
AN ASTERISK (*) IS GIVEN NEXT TO THE 12 MONTH TOTAL IF IT HAS
BROKEN THE RECORD FOR THIS TIME PERIOD.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE AVERAGE PRECIPITATION DURING THIS
TIME PERIOD RANGES FROM 30 TO 33 INCHES...AND SOME OF THE VALUES
AT THE TOP OF THIS TABLE EXCEED THE NORMAL PRECIPITATION BY 25 TO
30 INCHES OVER THE LAST YEAR.
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LOCATION LAST 12 MONTHS (IN) RECORD (IN) YEAR PD OF RECORD
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WAUKON (IA) 67.96* 46.10 1940-1941 74 YEARS
DORCHESTER (IA) 65.03* 50.55 1982-1983 61 YEARS
VIROQUA (WI) 65.45* 49.68 1980-1981 115 YEARS
LANCASTER (WI) 63.88* 55.26 1992-1993 115 YEARS
WESTBY (WI) 63.40* 50.94 1959-1960 52 YEARS
GAYS MILLS (WI) 62.92* 48.91 1992-1993 52 YEARS
PLATTEVILLE (WI) 62.82* 55.20 1992-1993 72 YEARS
ELKADER (IA) 62.44* 50.71 1961-1962 115 YEARS
ONTARIO (WI) 61.63* 47.14 1992-1993 33 YEARS
LA CRESCENT L/D 7 (MN) 60.71* 46.57 1972-1973 69 YEARS
GENOA L/D 8 (WI) 60.62* 49.13 1959-1960 72 YEARS
DECORAH (IA) 59.62* 49.01 1992-1993 115 YEARS
RICHLAND CENTER (WI) 59.35* 54.24 1992-1993 100 YEARS
HILLSBORO (WI) 59.02* 45.38 1992-1993 60 YEARS
NEW HAMPTON (IA) 58.65* 50.19 1992-1993 111 YEARS
CALEDONIA (MN) 58.59* 47.69 1959-1960 116 YEARS
GUTTENBERG L/D 10 (IA) 58.45* 48.79 1961-1962 71 YEARS
FAYETTE (IA) 58.20* 52.89 1961-1962 115 YEARS
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN (WI) 58.49* 50.85 1992-1993 115 YEARS
LANESBORO (MN) 57.15* 49.22 1982-1983 69 YEARS
WINONA (MN) 56.24* 51.16 1972-1973 123 YEARS
HOKAH (MN) 53.30* 50.76 1980-1981 60 YEARS
CHARLES CITY (IA) 53.20* 46.54 1998-1999 115 YEARS
PRESTON (MN) 53.10* 49.65 1982-1983 56 YEARS
LA CROSSE 52.98* 48.44 1972-1973 136 YEARS
LYNXVILLE L/D 9 (WI) 51.58* 45.47 1992-1993 72 YEARS
WAUCOMA (IA) 52.27* 45.05 1990-1991 54 YEARS
OSAGE (IA) 51.55 51.62 1980-1981 115 YEARS
POSTVILLE (IA) 51.29* 50.47 1992-1993 115 YEARS
NECEDAH (WI) 50.25* 42.29 1959-1960 55 YEARS
GALESVILLE (WI) 48.94* 45.49 1972-1973 70 YEARS
ELGIN (MN) 48.19* 45.11 1973-1974 69 YEARS
HARMONY (MN) 48.13* 47.07 1983-1984 69 YEARS
WINONA L/D 5A (MN) 47.84* 44.48 1972-1973 69 YEARS
THEILMAN (MN) 47.72* 42.03 1997-1998 70 YEARS
GRAND MEADOW (MN) 47.71 51.70 1911-1912 121 YEARS
SPARTA (WI) 47.51* 44.53 1972-1973 115 YEARS
ROCHESTER (MN) 46.69* 39.98 1999-2000 122 YEARS
MINNESOTA CITY L/D (MN) 46.53 46.76 1972-1973 69 YEARS
ALMA (WI) 46.36 48.31 1992-1993 72 YEARS
TREMPEALEAU L/D 6 (WI) 44.68 46.07 1972-1973 72 YEARS
MONDOVI (WI) 44.35 44.84 1992-1993 100 YEARS
LAKE CITY (MN) 43.84* 40.10 1997-1998 112 YEARS
HATFIELD (WI) 42.61 48.91 1972-1973 112 YEARS
WABASHA (MN) 42.20 45.04 1992-1993 116 YEARS
BLAIR (WI) 39.38 46.31 1992-1993 112 YEARS
OWEN (WI) 33.62 42.61 1972-1973 62 YEARS
MEDFORD (WI) 32.25 52.65 1904-1905 119 YEARS
THE DATA IN THE TABLE ABOVE MAY NOT BE ENTIRELY COMPLETE...AS SEVERAL
LOCATIONS HAD MISSING ENTRIES FOR PRECIPITATION ON VARIOUS DAYS
THROUGHOUT THE LAST 12 MONTHS.
BINAU/RRS
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