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CDUS43 KARX 172151  
CLIRST  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
451 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
   
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..THE ROCHESTER MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 2026
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1886 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 72 1217 PM 84 1985 56 16 69  
MINIMUM 46 259 PM 17 1983 36 10 45  
AVERAGE 59 46 13 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.08 1.42 1959 0.12 -0.04 1.11  
MONTH TO DATE 3.59 1.90 1.69 1.75  
SINCE MAR 1 5.68 3.92 1.76 4.54  
SINCE JAN 1 7.00 5.93 1.07 5.04  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 3.0 1910 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 2.2 -2.2 1.4  
SINCE MAR 1 12.6 10.8 1.8 10.9  
SINCE JUL 1 39.5 51.5 -12.0 23.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 6 19 -13 8  
MONTH TO DATE 324 383 -59 370  
SINCE MAR 1 1175 1417 -242 1178  
SINCE JUL 1 6671 7329 -658 6589  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
TORNADO  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 1000 AM  
LOWEST 64 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE ROCHESTER MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 89 1985  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 16 1983  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT  
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 758 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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