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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
426 PM CDT SAT MAY 11 2013


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...THE ROCHESTER MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1886 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         53    147 AM  89    1911  67    -14       76
  MINIMUM         41    619 AM  26    1946  46     -5       51
  AVERAGE         47                        56     -9       64

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             1.06 1999   0.12  -0.12     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.86                      1.28   2.58     2.29
  SINCE MAR 1     13.50                      6.40   7.10     6.19
  SINCE JAN 1     15.50                      8.09   7.41     8.39

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.2  1966   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE   14.5                       0.2   14.3      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     42.2                      12.2   30.0       T
  SINCE JUL 1     74.0                      52.1   21.9     20.6
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           18                         9      9        1
  MONTH TO DATE  183                       115     68       55
  SINCE MAR 1   2185                      1679    506     1027
  SINCE JUL 1   7636                      7540     96     5990

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4       11
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         8     -8       29
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         8     -8       29
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    38   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    47   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    71          1200 AM
 LOWEST     30           300 PM
 AVERAGE    51

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THE ROCHESTER MN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        89      1940
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        26      1939


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 11 2013...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 PM CDT
MAY 12 2013...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 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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