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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
854 PM CDT WED APR 1 2026
...MARCH 2026 WAS MUCH WARMER AND SLIGHTLY WETTER THAN NORMAL FOR
ROCHESTER MN...
..MARCH 2026 HIGHLIGHTS
TEMPERATURE - 12TH WARMEST
DURING MARCH 2026, THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 37.4°F AT ROCHESTER
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THIS 5.7°F WARMER THAN THE 1991-2020 NORMAL
OF 31.7°F. THIS MARCH WAS TIED FOR THE 12TH WARMEST WITH 2024. BELOW
ARE THE 20 WARMEST MARCHES IN ROCHESTER, MN.
WARMEST MARCHES
IN ROCHESTER MN
1886-2026
RANK AVG. TEMP YEAR
---- --------- ----
1 49.1°F 2012
2 42.7°F 1910
3 42.5°F 1946
4 39.2°F 2000
39.2°F 1973
6 39.0°F 1945
7 38.7°F 2025
38.7°F 1977
9 38.5°F 2016
10 38.3°F 2010
11 38.0°F 2021
12 37.4°F 2026
13 37.3°F 2024
14 37.0°F 1918
15 36.7°F 1968
16 36.1°F 1987
17 35.9°F 2004
35.9°F 1938
19 35.8°F 1985
20 35.7°F 2007
10 OF THE 20 WARMEST MARCHES HAVE OCCURRED SINCE 2000.
4 OF THESE 13 WARMEST MARCHES HAVE OCCURRED SINCE 2020. THE ONES
THAT DID NOT MAKE IT INTO THE 16 WARMEST WERE 2020, 2022 AND 2023.
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 47.5°F. THIS WAS 7.6°F WARMER THAN
THE 1991-2020 NORMAL OF 39.9°F. THIS WAS THE 10TH WARMEST.
THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 27.2°F. THIS WAS 3.8°F WARMER THAN
THE 1991-2020 NORMAL OF 23.4°F. THIS WAS THE 17TH WARMEST.
THE WARMEST TEMPERATURE WAS 75°F ON MARCH 21.
THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS -3°F ON MARCH 17.
PRECIPITATION - SLIGHTLY WETTER THAN NORMAL
A TOTAL OF 2.09 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL AT ROCHESTER
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THIS WAS JUST 0.07 INCHES WETTER THAN THE
1991-2020 NORMAL OF 2.02 INCHES.
MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION FELL ON 6 DAYS AND A TRACE OF PRECIPITATION
FELL ON ANOTHER 7 DAYS.
THE WETTEST DAY WAS MARCH 6 WHEN 1.16 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL.
SNOWFALL - ABOVE NORMAL
A TOTAL OF 12.6 INCHES OF SNOW FELL WAS MEASURED BY THE OFFICIAL NWS
SNOW OBSERVER NEAR ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THIS WAS 4
INCHES GREATER THAN THE 1991-2020 NORMAL OF 8.6 INCHES.
MEASURABLE SNOW FELL ON 2 DAYS AND A TRACE OF SNOW FELL ON ANOTHER 7
DAYS.
THE SNOWIEST DAY WAS MARCH 15 WHEN 12.4 INCHES OF SNOW FELL. THIS
WAS THE THIRD GREATEST 1-DAY MARCH SNOWFALL. ONLY MARCH 18, 2005
(19.8 INCHES) AND MARCH 30, 1934 (14 INCHES) SAW MORE SNOW.
SNOW DEPTH - BELOW AVERAGE
THE AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH MEASURED BY THE OFFICIAL NWS SNOWFALL
OBSERVER NEAR ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 1.9 INCHES. THIS
WAS 1.3 INCHES BELOW THE LONG-TERM (1940-2026) AVERAGE OF 3.2 INCHES.
THE GREATEST SNOW DEPTH WAS 12 INCHES FROM MARCH 16.
..MARCH 2026 DAILY RECORDS
MARCH 9 - WARM LOW - 40°F - PREVIOUS RECORD 38°F IN 1911
MARCH 15 - PRECIPITATION - 1.16 INCHES - PREVIOUS RECORD 1.10 INCHES
IN 2021
MARCH 15 - SNOWFALL - 12.4 INCHES - PREVIOUS RECORD 7.9 INCHES
IN 2021
MARCH 21 - HIGH TEMPERATURE - 75°F - PREVIOUS RECORD 70°F IN 1918
MARCH 30 - HIGH TEMPERATURE TIED - 77°F - LAST OCCURRED IN 1910
..LOOKING AHEAD TO APRIL
THE NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURE IN ROCHESTER RISES FROM 48°F ON APRIL
1ST AND WARMS TO 62°F BY THE END OF THE MONTH. THE NORMAL LOW
TEMPERATURE RISES FROM 30°F ON THE 1ST AND WARMS TO 41°F BY THE END
OF THE MONTH. THE WARMEST APRIL TEMPERATURE ON RECORD IS 92°F ON
APRIL 24, 2009, AND THE COLDEST IS 5°F ON APRIL 6, 1982.
THE NORMAL MEAN TEMPERATURE FOR APRIL IS 45.2°F. ROCHESTER’S WARMEST
APRIL OCCURRED IN 1915 WITH AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 54.5°F, AND
ITS COLDEST APRIL OCCURRED IN 2018 WITH AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF
34.5°F.
THE NORMAL APRIL PRECIPITATION IS 3.52 INCHES. THE WETTEST APRIL
OCCURRED IN 2001 WITH 7.30 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION AND THE DRIEST
OCCURRED IN 1946 WITH 0.46 INCHES. THE WETTEST APRIL DAY OCCURRED ON
APRIL 23, 1990, WHEN 3.81 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL. NORMALLY,
THERE ARE 3 DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORMS.
THE NORMAL APRIL SNOWFALL IS 3.3 INCHES. THE SNOWIEST APRIL OCCURRED
IN 2018 WITH 17 INCHES OF SNOW. THE SNOWIEST APRIL DAY OCCURRED ON
APRIL 20, 1893, WHEN 14 INCHES OF SNOW FELL.
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