835  
CDUS43 KARX 170631  
CLIRST  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
131 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
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..THE ROCHESTER MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2026  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 80 347 PM 92 1936 68 12 70  
MINIMUM 56 520 AM 29 1929 47 9 47  
1956  
AVERAGE 68 58 10 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.55 1999 0.14 -0.14 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 0.11 2.09 -1.98 0.17  
SINCE MAR 1 6.64 7.63 -0.99 7.81  
SINCE JAN 1 7.96 9.64 -1.68 8.31  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 2020 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.5 -0.5 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 12.6 12.4 0.2 10.9  
SINCE JUL 1 39.5 53.1 -13.6 23.6  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 8 -8 6  
MONTH TO DATE 189 174 15 68  
SINCE MAR 1 1545 1804 -259 1427  
SINCE JUL 1 7041 7716 -675 6838  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 3 1 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 8 6 2 30  
SINCE MAR 1 8 8 0 30  
SINCE JAN 1 8 8 0 30    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 300 AM  
LOWEST 19 500 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE ROCHESTER MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 91 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 29 1930  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 542 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 541 AM CDT SUNSET 833 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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