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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
122 AM CST FRI FEB 1 2013

...ABOVE NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WITH NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
OBSERVED AT LA CROSSE WI DURING JANUARY 2013...

THE AVERAGE JANUARY TEMPERATURE IN LA CROSSE WAS 19.8 DEGREES. THIS
WAS 2.4 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 29.0
DEGREES WHILE THE AVERAGE LOW FOR THE MONTH WAS 10.6 DEGREES. THE
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 48 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED ON
BOTH THE 18TH AND 19TH...WHILE THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE WAS 10 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO ON THE 1ST.

A TOTAL OF 1.09 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL DURING THE MONTH OF
JANUARY...WHICH WAS 0.03 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THE HIGHEST 24 HOUR
TOTAL WAS 0.43 INCHES...WHICH FELL FROM THE 27TH TO 28TH.

SNOWFALL FOR THE THE MONTH TOTALED 6.5 INCHES...WHICH WAS 4.2 INCHES
BELOW NORMAL. THE GREATEST ONE-DAY SNOWFALL TOTAL FOR JANUARY WAS 4.9
INCHES WHICH FELL ON THE 30TH.

...RECORDS...

ON JANUARY 29TH...WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE FOR THE DATE...34 DEGREES.
THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 33 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1931.

...DISCUSSION...

THE UPPER FLOW ACROSS THE REGION ALTERNATED FROM NORTHWEST TO
SOUTHWEST DURING THE MONTH...WITH THE MILDER SOUTHWEST FLOW PUSHING
THE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE INTO THE ABOVE NORMAL RANGE. THIS EVEN
THOUGH 13 DAYS DURING THE MONTH POSTED BELOW NORMAL DAILY
AVERAGES. OFFSETTING THIS WERE 7 DAYS DURING THE MONTH WITH
HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S...WITH ANOTHER 7 DAYS WITH HIGHS IN THE
30S. VERY DRY WEATHER PREVAILED DURING THE FIRST 3 WEEKS OF THE MONTH
AS THE BULK OF THE MONTHS PRECIPITAITON...0.91 INCHES...FELL DURING
THE LAST WEEK.

...................................

...THE LA CROSSE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2013...

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

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              57   01/25/1981
                        01/01/1897
                        01/03/1874
 LOW              -43   01/18/1873
HIGHEST            48   01/19        MM      MM       53  01/10
                        01/18                             01/05
                        01/12
LOWEST            -10   01/01        MM      MM      -11  01/21
AVG. MAXIMUM     29.0              25.9     3.1     32.7
AVG. MINIMUM     10.6               8.9     1.7     14.9
MEAN             19.8              17.4     2.4     23.8
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     17              20.4    -3.4       16
DAYS MIN <= 32     29              30.2    -1.2       30
DAYS MIN <= 0       7               8.9    -1.9        4

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         3.44   1884
 MINIMUM         0.14   1981
                        1914
TOTALS           1.09              1.12   -0.03     1.08
DAILY AVG.       0.04              0.04    0.00     0.03
DAYS >= .01        10               9.1     0.9        8
DAYS >= .10         4               3.6     0.4        4
DAYS >= .50         0               0.4    -0.4        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.43   01/27 TO 01/28

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           39.6   1929
TOTALS            6.5              10.7    -4.2     13.2
SINCE 7/1        24.9              26.3    -1.4     18.2
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      2                 5      -3        3
DAYS >= 1.0         1               3.6    -2.6        5
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         7   01/02                          7  01/25
                        01/01                             01/24
                                                          01/22
 24 HR TOTAL      4.9   MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1395              1475     -80
 SINCE 7/1       4085              4319    -234
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0
.................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/280    DATE  01/19
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    51/290    DATE  01/19

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           11
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          9

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     71

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN                4     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW               17     SLEET                      1
FOG                      12     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                      9

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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