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CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
104 AM CST SAT DEC 1 2012

...MUCH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION
DURING NOVEMBER AT ROCHESTER MINNESOTA...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH AT THE ROCHESTER
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 38.4 DEGREES. THIS WAS 4.6 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 48.2 DEGREES AND THE
AVERAGE LOW WAS 28.6 DEGREES. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE WAS 75 DEGREES
ON THE 10TH...WHILE THE LOWEST READING WAS 9 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED
ON THE 26TH AND 27TH.

ROCHESTER RECEIVED 0.51 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION DURING THE MONTH OF
NOVEMBER. THIS WAS 1.40 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THE GREATEST 24-HOUR
PRECIPITATION WAS 0.28 INCHES WHICH FELL FROM THE 10TH-11TH. TOTAL
SNOWFALL WAS 0.1 INCHES...WHICH FELL ON THE 12TH. THIS WAS 6.0
INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THERE WERE FOUR DAYS WHERE A TRACE OF SNOW
FELL...ON THE 11TH...22ND...23RD AND 26TH.

...RECORDS...

ON THE 10TH...THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 75 DEGREES BROKE THE PREVIOUS
RECORD HIGH OF 68 DEGREES SET IN 1949.

ON THE 10TH...THE LOW TEMPERATURE OF 46 DEGREES BROKE THE PREVIOUS
WARMEST LOW RECORD OF 45 DEGREES SET IN 2010.

ON THE 11TH...THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 66 DEGREES TIED THE PREVIOUS
RECORD HIGH SET IN 1912.

ON THE 21ST...THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 70 DEGREES BROKE THE PREVIOUS
RECORD HIGH OF 69 DEGREES SET IN 1990. THIS WAS ALSO THE LATEST THAT
ROCHESTER HAS SEEN A 70 DEGREE DAY. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS NOVEMBER
16TH OF 1953 WHEN THE TEMPERATURE TOPPED OUT AT 71 DEGREES.

...DISCUSSION...

THE FIRST WEEK OF NOVEMBER FEATURED NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND OVERALL CLOUDY CONDITIONS...AS WEAK WEATHER SYSTEMS
MOVED THROUGH THE REGION. A POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVED THROUGH
THE NORTHERN PLAINS DURING THE SECOND WEEK OF THE MONTH...BRINGING A
STRETCH OF UNSEASONABLE WARMTH TO THE UPPER MIDWEST. A STRONG COLD
THEN SWEPT THROUGH...SENDING TEMPERATURES TO BELOW NORMAL READINGS
ALONG WITH THE FIRST AND ONLY MEASURABLE SNOWFALL OF THE MONTH ON
THE 12TH. NOVEMBER 2012 WILL ALSO BE REMEMBERED FOR THE RECORD WARM
THANKSGIVING...WHERE FOR SEVERAL DAYS LEADING UP TO THE HOLIDAY
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WERE 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. IN
FACT...ROCHESTER TIED WITH 1913 FOR THE WARMEST THANKSGIVING DAY ON
RECORD WHEN THE TEMPERATURE REACHED 64 DEGREES. ANOTHER STRONG COLD
FRONT MOVED THROUGH LATE ON THANKSGIVING DAY...THEN BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES WITH GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS PERSISTED THROUGH THE END
OF THE MONTH.

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

...THE LA CROSSE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1873 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              80   11/01/1933
 LOW              -21   11/29/1875
HIGHEST            68   11/10        MM      MM       64  11/01
LOWEST             13   11/27        MM      MM       17  11/30
AVG. MAXIMUM     46.7              43.8     2.9     48.1
AVG. MINIMUM     29.2              28.1     1.1     31.5
MEAN             38.0              35.9     2.1     39.8
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      3               4.5    -1.5        1
DAYS MIN <= 32     16              19.6    -3.6       18
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.1    -0.1        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         7.24   1876
 MINIMUM            T   1976
TOTALS           1.24              2.01   -0.77     0.91
DAILY AVG.       0.04              0.07   -0.03     0.03
DAYS >= .01         5               9.0    -4.0        5
DAYS >= .10         2               4.7    -2.7        4
DAYS >= .50         1               1.2    -0.2        0
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.3    -0.3        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.98   11/11 TO 11/11

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           30.3   1991
TOTALS            0.1               4.1    -4.0      0.7
SINCE 7/1         0.1               4.3    -4.2      0.7
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               1.2    -1.2        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   11/30                          1  11/09
 24 HR TOTAL      0.1   11/12 TO 11/12

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     805               872     -67
 SINCE 7/1       1489              1500     -11
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0
 SINCE 1/1       1083               782     301
.................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/280    DATE  11/23
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    44/300    DATE  11/22

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           12
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         10

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     68

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                7     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                3     SLEET                      0
FOG                      10     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                      4

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

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