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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
745 PM CDT SUN JUN 21 2026
...ASTRONOMICAL SPRING 2026 WAS MUCH WARMER AND DRIER THAN AVERAGE
AT ROCHESTER, MN...
DURING THE ASTRONOMICAL SPRING OF 2026, TEMPERATURES AVERAGED MUCH
WARMER THAN AVERAGE (55.2°F OR 2.9°F WARMER THAN AVERAGE) AND DRIER
THAN AVERAGE (7.43 INCHES OR 2.94 INCHES DRIER THAN AVERAGE) AT
ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. MORE DETAILS ON THESE STATISTICS
CAN BE FOUND BELOW.
TEMPERATURES - WARMER THAN AVERAGE
FROM MARCH 20 THROUGH JUNE 20, ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAD
AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 55.2°F. THIS WAS 2.9°F WARMER THAN THE
1886-2026 LONG-TERM AVERAGE OF 52.3°F. THIS WAS THE 12TH WARMEST.
BELOW ARE THE 20 WARMEST ASTRONOMICAL SPRINGS IN ROCHESTER MN.
20 WARMEST ASTRONOMICAL
SPRINGS IN ROCHESTER MN
1886-2026
RANK AVG. TEMP YEAR
---- --------- ----
1 59.0°F 2012
2 57.9°F 1977
3 57.0°F 1987
4 56.6°F 2010
5 56.4°F 2007
6 56.1°F 1991
7 55.7°F 2006
8 55.6°F 1911
9 55.5°F 1941
10 55.4°F 2021
11 55.3°F 1998
12 55.2°F 2026
13 55.1°F 1949
14 54.8°F 1934
15 54.6°F 1976
54.6°F 1887
17 54.5°F 1959
54.5°F 1955
19 54.4°F 2017
20 54.3°F 1985
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 66.1°F. THIS WAS 3.2°F WARMER THAN
THE LONG-TERM AVERAGE OF 62.9°F. THIS IS THE 18TH WARMEST.
THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 44.3°F. THIS WAS 2.6°F WARMER THAN
THE LONG-TERM AVERAGE OF 41.7°F. THIS IS TIED WITH 2016 FOR THE 16TH
WARMEST.
THE WARMEST HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 88°F ON MAY 26. THE COLDEST HIGH
TEMPERATURE WAS 35°F ON APRIL 2.
THE WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 67°F ON JUNE 9 AND JUNE 10.
THE COLDEST LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 17°F ON MARCH 28.
THERE WERE 0 DAYS IN WHICH THE HIGH TEMPERATURE REACHED OR EXCEEDED
90°F. THE LONG-TERM AVERAGE IS 1.9 DAYS.
THERE WERE 19 DAYS IN WHICH THE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 32°F OR COLDER.
THE LONG-TERM AVERAGE IS 23.6 DAYS.
PRECIPITATION - MUCH DRIER THAN AVERAGE
FROM MARCH 20 THROUGH JUNE 20, ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
RECEIVED 7.43 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION. THIS WAS 2.94 INCHES DRIER
THAN THE LONG-TERM AVERAGE OF 10.36 INCHES. THIS WAS THE 18TH DRIEST
ASTRONOMICAL SPRING AND THE DRIEST SINCE 2021 WHEN 5.68 INCHES OF
PRECIPITATION FELL (5.68 INCHES - 5TH DRIEST).
MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION (0.01 INCHES OR GREATER) FELL ON 35 DAYS
(37.6%), AND A TRACE OF PRECIPITATION FELL ON 9 DAYS (9.7%).
NUMBER OF DAYS WITH...
NONE 49 DAYS (52.7%)
TRACE 9 DAYS ( 9.7%)
0.01-0.09 INCHES 20 DAYS (21.5%)
0.10-0.24 INCHES 6 DAYS ( 6.5%)
0.25-0.49 INCHES 5 DAYS ( 5.4%)
0.50-0.99 INCHES 2 DAYS ( 2.2%)
1.00-1.99 INCHES 2 DAYS ( 2.2%)
THE WETTEST SPRING DAY WAS 1.24 INCHES ON APRIL 3.
SNOWFALL - TIED FOR THE LEAST WITH 12 OTHER YEARS
FROM MARCH 20 THROUGH JUNE 20, THE SNOW OBSERVER NEAR ROCHESTER
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MEASURED A TRACE OF SNOW. THIS WAS 6.7 INCHES
BELOW THE LONG-TERM AVERAGE OF 6.7 INCHES. THIS IS TIED WITH 12
OTHER YEARS FOR THE LEAST. THEY INCLUDE: 1941, 1943, 1946, 1948,
1958, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2017, AND 2021.
MEASURABLE SNOW (0.1 INCHES OR GREATER) FELL ON 0 DAYS (0.0%), AND A
TRACE OF SNOW FELL ON 2 DAYS (2.2%).
NUMBER OF DAYS WITH...
NO SNOW 91 DAYS (97.8%)
TRACE 2 DAYS ( 2.2%)
THE TRACES OF SNOW FELL ON APRIL 4 AND APRIL 19.
SNOW DEPTH - TIED FOR LEAST
FROM MARCH 20 THROUGH JUNE 20, THE AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH NEAR ROCHESTER
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 0 INCHES. THIS WAS 0.3 INCHES BELOW THE
LONG-TERM AVERAGE OF 0.3 INCHES. THIS WAS TIED FOR LEAST WITH 19
OTHER YEARS.
NUMBER OF DAYS WITH...
NO SNOW 92 DAYS (98.9%)
TRACE 0 DAYS ( 0.0%)
1-3 INCHES 1 DAYS ( 1.1%)
THE GREATEST SNOW DEPTH WAS 3 INCHES ON MARCH 20.
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