877  
CDUS43 KARX 172138  
CLIRST  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
438 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
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..THE ROCHESTER MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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 69 1217 PM 91 1934 69 0 51  
MINIMUM 54 547 AM 29 1930 48 6 42  
AVERAGE 62 58 4 47  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.02 4.02 2000 0.14 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.13 2.23 -2.10 0.17  
SINCE MAR 1 6.66 7.77 -1.11 7.81  
SINCE JAN 1 7.98 9.78 -1.80 8.31  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 3 8 -5 18  
MONTH TO DATE 192 182 10 86  
SINCE MAR 1 1548 1812 -264 1445  
SINCE JUL 1 7044 7724 -680 6856  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 8 7 1 30  
SINCE MAR 1 8 9 -1 30  
SINCE JAN 1 8 9 -1 30    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 900 AM  
LOWEST 46 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE ROCHESTER MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 95 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 32 1915  
1916  
 
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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