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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
811 AM CST SUN MAR 1 2026
..FEBRUARY 2026 WAS WARMER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL FOR ROCHESTER MN
..FEBRUARY 2026 HIGHLIGHTS
TEMPERATURES - 10TH WARMEST
DURING FEBRUARY 2026, ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAD AN AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE OF 26.9°F. THIS WAS 8.2°F WARMER THAN THE 1991-2020
NORMAL OF 18.7°F. THIS WAS THE 10TH WARMEST FEBRUARY. IN THE TABLE
BELOW ARE THE 20 WARMEST FEBRUARYS FOR ROCHESTER, MN.
20 WARMEST FEBRUARYS
FOR ROCHESTER MN
1886-2026
RANK AVG. TEMP YEAR
---- --------- ----
1 32.6 DEGREES 2024
2 32.0 DEGREES 1931
3 31.8 DEGREES 1954
4 29.4 DEGREES 1998
5 29.3 DEGREES 1987
6 28.7 DEGREES 1930
7 28.2 DEGREES 1976
8 27.7 DEGREES 2012
9 27.6 DEGREES 2017
10 26.9 DEGREES 2026
11 26.7 DEGREES 1992
12 26.6 DEGREES 1999
13 26.3 DEGREES 2000
14 25.9 DEGREES 2002
15 25.6 DEGREES 1961
16 25.4 DEGREES 1984
17 24.9 DEGREES 1915
18 24.6 DEGREES 2005
19 24.5 DEGREES 1964
20 24.1 DEGREES 1952
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 35.2°F. THIS WAS 8.5°F WARMER THAN
THE 1991-2020 NORMAL OF 26.7°F. THIS WAS THE 11TH WARMEST FOR
FEBRUARY.
THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 18.5°F. THIS WAS 7.8°F WARMER THAN
THE 1991-2020 NORMAL OF 10.7°F. THIS WAS THE 14TH WARMEST FOR
FEBRUARY.
THE WARMEST TEMPERATURE WAS 55°F ON FEBRUARY 16 AND THE COLDEST
TEMPERATURE 2°F ON FEBRUARY 3.
PRECIPITATION - DRIER THAN NORMAL
0.51 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL. THIS WAS 0.51 INCHES DRIER THAN
THE 1991-2020 NORMAL OF 1.02 INCHES.
MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION FELL ON 4 DAYS AND TRACE AMOUNTS FELL ON 4
DAYS.
THE WETTEST DAY WAS FEBRUARY 18 WHEN 0.29 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION
FELL.
SNOWFALL - BELOW NORMAL
6.1 INCHES OF SNOW FELL. THIS WAS 4.6 INCHES BELOW THE 1991-2020
NORMAL OF 10.7 INCHES.
MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION FELL ON 3 DAYS AND TRACE AMOUNTS FELL ON 3
DAYS.
THE SNOWIEST DAY WAS FEBRUARY 28 WHEN 4.9 INCHES OF SNOW FELL.
SNOW DEPTH - BELOW AVERAGE
THE AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH WAS 0.5 INCHES. THIS WAS 5.3 INCHES BELOW THE
LONG-TERM AVERAGE OF 5.8 INCHES.
THE GREATEST SNOW DEPTH WAS 2 INCHES ON FEBRUARY 2 TO FEBRUARY 5.
..RECORDS
DAILY RECORDS...
FEBRUARY 13 - HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 48°F - PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 47°F IN
1919
FEBRUARY 15 - HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 53°F - PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 49°F IN
1931
FEBRUARY 16 - WARM LOW OF 36°F - PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 35°F IN 1981
FEBRUARY 17 - WARM LOW OF 36°F - PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 35°F IN 1981
..LOOKING AHEAD TO MARCH
THE NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURE IN ROCHESTER WARMS FROM 32°F ON MARCH
1ST TO 48°F BY THE END OF THE MONTH. THE NORMAL LOW TEMPERATURE
WARMS FROM 17°F ON THE 1ST TO 30°F BY THE END OF THE MONTH. THE
WARMEST MARCH TEMPERATURE ON RECORD IS 82°F ON MARCH 24, 1910; AND
THE COLDEST IS -31°F ON MARCH 1, 1962.
THE NORMAL MEAN TEMPERATURE FOR MARCH IS 31.7°F. ROCHESTER’S WARMEST
MARCH OCCURRED IN 2012 WITH AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 49.1°F, AND
ITS COLDEST MARCH OCCURRED IN 1888 WITH AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF
17.4°F.
THE NORMAL MARCH PRECIPITATION IS 2.02 INCHES. THE WETTEST MARCH
OCCURRED IN 1888 WITH 4.02 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION AND THE DRIEST
OCCURRED IN 1910 WITH JUST A TRACE OF PRECIPITATION. THE WETTEST
MARCH DAY OCCURRED ON MARCH 22, 2011, WHEN 2.20 INCHES OF
PRECIPITATION FELL. NORMALLY, THERE IS 1 DAY WITH THUNDERSTORMS.
THE NORMAL MARCH SNOWFALL IS 8.6 INCHES (4TH SNOWIEST MONTH). THE
SNOWIEST MARCH OCCURRED IN 1951 WITH 35.1 INCHES OF SNOW AND THE
LEAST SNOW WAS NO SNOW IN 2010. THE SNOWIEST MARCH DAY OCCURRED ON
MARCH 18, 2005, WHEN 19.8 INCHES OF SNOW FELL.
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