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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
431 PM CDT SAT MAY 4 2013


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...THE LA CROSSE WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1873 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         63    319 PM  91    1952  67     -4       66
  MINIMUM         37    423 AM  27    1907  45     -8       55
  AVERAGE         50                        56     -6       61

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.09          1.18 1982   0.11  -0.02     0.45
                                      1902
  MONTH TO DATE    1.26                      0.46   0.80     1.32
  SINCE MAR 1      9.30                      5.84   3.46     6.40
  SINCE JAN 1     11.70                      8.01   3.69     8.92

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.0  2000   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      2002
                                      2001
  MONTH TO DATE    0.8                       0.0    0.8      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     20.6                       8.8   11.8      0.5
  SINCE JUL 1     60.6                      43.3   17.3     21.5
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           15                         9      6        4
  MONTH TO DATE   90                        39     51       12
  SINCE MAR 1   1955                      1482    473      934
  SINCE JUL 1   7284                      6991    293     5675

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2       14
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         9     -5       37
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         9     -5       37
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM
 LOWEST     60           300 PM
 AVERAGE    76

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THE LA CROSSE WI CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        91      1949
                                             1909
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        31      1967
                                             1890


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  4 2013...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT
MAY  5 2013...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 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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