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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
533 AM CDT TUE SEP 1 2026
...2026 METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER WAS WARMER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL IN
ROCHESTER MN...
TEMPERATURES - WARMER THAN NORMAL
DURING METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER (JUNE 1ST THROUGH AUGUST 31ST) OF 2026,
ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAD AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 70.6°F.
THIS WAS 1.9°F WARMER THAN THE 1991-2020 NORMAL OF 68.7°F. THIS SUMMER
WAS TIED FOR THE 15TH WARMEST WITH 1913, 1932, 1933, 1959, 1976, AND
2020. THE TABLE BELOW CONTAINS THE 20 WARMEST METEOROLOGICAL SUMMERS
FOR ROCHESTER, MN.
20 WARMEST
METEOROLOGICAL SUMMERS
IN ROCHESTER, MN
1886-2026
AVERAGE
RANK TEMP YEAR
---- -------- ----
1 73.0°F 1949
2 72.4°F 2012
3 72.2°F 1988
72.2°F 1955
5 71.8°F 1936
6 71.7°F 1931
7 71.4°F 1943
8 71.2°F 2021
9 71.1°F 1995
71.1°F 1983
11 70.8°F 2011
70.8°F 2010
13 70.7°F 2006
70.7°F 2005
15 70.6°F 2026
70.6°F 2020
70.6°F 1976
70.6°F 1959
70.6°F 1933
70.6°F 1932
70.6°F 1913
THE TABLE BELOW PROVIDES A BREAKDOWN OF THE TEMPERATURE DEPARTURES
FROM NORMAL FOR ROCHESTER MN THIS SUMMER...
SUMMER 2026 TEMPERATURES
IN ROCHESTER MN
DEPARTURE FROM
NORMAL
--------------
JUNE AVG MAX TEMP 77.3°F -0.3°F
AVG MIN TEMP 58.0°F +0.5°F
AVG TEMP 67.6°F +0.1°F
JULY AVG MAX TEMP 83.4°F +3.1°F
AVG MIN TEMP 64.9°F +4.1°F - 5TH WARMEST
AVG TEMP 74.1°F +3.6°F - 11TH WARMEST
AUGUST AVG MAX TEMP 79.7°F +1.7°F
AVG MIN TEMP 60.5°F +2.2°F - 16TH WARMEST
AVG TEMP 70.1°F +1.9°F
SUMMER AVG MAX TEMP 80.1°F +1.5°F
AVG MIN TEMP 61.1°F +2.3°F - TIED FOR THE
3RD WARMEST WITH
1949 AND 2006
AVG TEMP 70.6°F +1.9°F - TIED FOR THE
15TH WARMEST WITH
1913, 1932, 1933,
1959, 1976, AND 2020
OTHER TEMPERATURE TIDBITS THIS SUMMER...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 80.1°F. THIS WAS 1.5°F WARMER THAN
THE 1991-2020 NORMAL OF 78.6°F.
THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 61.1°F. THIS WAS 2.3°F WARMER THAN
THE 1991-2020 NORMAL OF 58.8°F. TIED FOR THE 3RD WARMEST WITH 1949
AND 2006.
THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURE WAS 94°F ON JULY 27 THE COLDEST HIGH
TEMPERATURE WAS 68°F ON JULY 31
THE WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 74°F ON JUNE 29.
THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 47°F ON JUNE 19
THE TEMPERATURE REACHED 90 DEGREES ON 6 DAYS. THE LONG-TERM AVERAGE
(1886-2024) IS 9.3 DAYS.
TEMPERATURES AVERAGED ABOVE NORMAL ON 60 DAYS, BELOW NORMAL ON 28
DAYS, AND NORMAL TEMPERATURES ON 4 DAYS.
RAINFALL - WETTER THAN NORMAL
DURING THE METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER, ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
RECEIVED 14.08 INCHES OF RAIN. THIS WAS 0.42 INCHES WETTER THAN THE
1991-2020 NORMAL OF 13.66 INCHES.
THE TABLE BELOW CONTAINS THE MONTHLY RAINFALL TOTALS AND THEIR
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL FOR THIS SUMMER.
SUMMER 2026 RAINFALL
IN ROCHESTER MN
DEPARTURE
MONTH RAIN TOTAL FROM NORMAL
----- ---------- -----------
JUNE 4.00 INCHES -1.35 INCHES
JULY 8.84 INCHES +3.60 INCHES - 5TH WETTEST
AUGUST 1.24 INCHES -2.88 INCHES - 9TH DRIEST
SUMMER 14.08 INCHES +0.42 INCHES
OTHER RAINFALL TIDBITS THIS SUMMER...
THE WETTEST DAY OCCURRED ON JULY 31 WHEN 2.35 INCHES OF RAIN FELL.
MEASURABLE RAIN FELL ON 31 DAYS (33.7%) AND TRACE AMOUNTS FELL ON
ANOTHER 7 DAYS (7.6%).
NO RAIN - 52 DAYS (56.5%)
TRACE - 7 DAYS (7.6%)
0.01-0.09 INCHES - 10 DAYS (10.9%)
0.10-0.24 INCHES - 9 DAYS (9.8%)
0.25-0.49 INCHES - 4 DAYS (4.3%)
0.50-0.99 INCHES - 2 DAYS (2.2%)
1.00-1.99 INCHES - 5 DAYS (5.4%)
2.00-2.99 INCHES - 1 DAYS (1.1%)
SKY...
IT WAS CLEAR ON 57 DAYS.
IT WAS PARTLY CLOUDY ON 31 DAYS.
IT WAS CLOUDY ON 4 DAYS.
SEA LEVEL PRESSURE...
HIGHEST WAS 30.34 INCHES ON JUNE 2.
LOWEST WAS 29.25 INCHES ON JUNE 17.
WINDS...
HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND WAS 35 MPH FROM THE WEST NORTHWEST ON JUNE 11.
HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 46 MPH FROM THE NORTH NORTHWEST ON JULY 1.
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