654  
CDUS43 KARX 180956  
CLIRST  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI  
456 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
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..THE ROCHESTER MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 69 1217 PM 91 1934 69 0 51  
MINIMUM 53 835 PM 29 1930 48 5 42  
AVERAGE 61 58 3 47  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.37 4.02 2000 0.14 0.23 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.48 2.23 -1.75 0.17  
SINCE MAR 1 7.01 7.77 -0.76 7.81  
SINCE JAN 1 8.33 9.78 -1.45 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 4 8 -4 18  
MONTH TO DATE 193 182 11 86  
SINCE MAR 1 1549 1812 -263 1445  
SINCE JUL 1 7045 7724 -679 6856  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 41 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 53 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 700 PM  
LOWEST 46 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE ROCHESTER MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 95 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 32 1915  
1916  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 541 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 540 AM CDT SUNSET 834 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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