Climatological Report (Seasonal) Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
082
CXUS53 KARX 030830
CLSRST
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
330 AM CST MON JUN 3 2019
...ANOTHER COLD AND WET METEOROLOGICAL SPRING AT ROCHESTER MN...
DURING THE METEOROLOGICAL SPRING OF 2019, IT WAS COLD (4.2F
COLDER THAN THE 1981-2010 NORMAL) AND WET (4TH WETTEST AND 6TH TIME
THIS DECADE TO BE AMONG THE 25 WETTEST SPRINGS) AT ROCHESTER
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. MORE DETAILS ON THESE STATISTICS CAN BE
FOUND BELOW.
TEMPERATURES -
FROM MARCH 1ST THROUGH MAY 31ST, ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
HAD AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 41.5 DEGREES. THIS WAS 4.2 DEGREES
COLDER THAN THE 1981-2010 NORMAL OF 45.7 DEGREES.
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 50.7F. THIS WAS 4.7F COLDER
THAN THE 1981-2010 NORMAL OF 55.4F.
THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 32.4F. THIS WAS 3.6F COLDER
THAN THE 1981-2010 NORMAL OF 36.0F.
THE TABLE BELOW CONTAINS THE MONTHLY TEMPERATURES AND THEIR
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL FOR THE SPRING OF 2019.
SPRING 2019 TEMPERATURES
IN ROCHESTER MN
AVERAGE DEPARTURE
MONTH TEMPERATURE FROM NORMAL
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MARCH 25.9 DEGREES -6.5 DEGREES
APRIL 44.8 DEGREES -1.9 DEGREES
MAY 53.9 DEGREES -4.2 DEGREES
SPRING 41.5 DEGREES -4.2 DEGREES
THE WARMEST HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 86F ON MAY 31.
THE COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS -1F ON MARCH 3.
THE WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 58F ON MAY 16 AND MAY 31.
THE COLDEST LOW TEMPERATURE WAS -17F ON MARCH 3 AND MARCH 4.
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE <= 32 ON 11 DAYS
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE >= 90 ON 0 DAYS
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE <= 32 ON 38 DAYS
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE <= 0 ON 6 DAYS
PRECIPITATION - 4TH WETTEST
FROM MARCH 1ST THROUGH MAY 31ST, ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
RECEIVED 14.82 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION. THIS WAS 6.07 INCHES
WETTER THAN THE 1981-2010 NORMAL OF 8.75 INCHES. THIS WAS THE
4TH WETTEST SPRING. THIS IS THE 6TH TIME THIS DECADE (2011, 2013,
2015, 2016, 2017, AND 2019) AND THE 8TH TIME THIS CENTURY THAT A
SPRING HAS BEEN AMONG THE 25 WETTEST SPRINGS. BELOW ARE THE
10 WETTEST SPRINGS IN ROCHESTER MN.
WETTEST SPRINGS
IN ROCHESTER MN
1886-2019
PRECIPITATION
RANK TOTAL YEAR
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1 21.90 INCHES 2013
2 15.87 INCHES 2001
3 15.09 INCHES 1888
4 14.82 INCHES 2019
5 14.57 INCHES 1990
6 14.35 INCHES 1945
7 12.85 INCHES 1982
8 12.60 INCHES 1999
9 12.37 INCHES 1973
10 12.06 INCHES 1938
THE TABLE BELOW CONTAINS THE MONTHLY PRECIPITATION TOTALS AND
THEIR DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL FOR THE SPRING OF 2019.
SPRING 2019 PRECIPITATION
IN ROCHESTER MN
PRECIPITATION DEPARTURE
MONTH TOTAL FROM NORMAL
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MARCH 1.47 INCHES -0.41 INCHES
APRIL 3.93 INCHES +0.69 INCHES
MAY 9.42 INCHES +5.79 INCHES - 2ND WETTEST
SPRING 14.82 INCHES +6.07 INCHES - 4TH WETTEST
THE WETTEST DAY WAS MAY 27TH WHEN 3.33 INCHES OF RAIN FELL.
MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION FELL ON 39 DAYS (42.4%) AND TRACE AMOUNTS
ON 10 DAYS (10.9%).
SNOWFALL -
FROM MARCH 1ST THROUGH MAY 31ST, THE SNOW OBSERVER NEAR ROCHESTER
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT RECORDED 13.0 INCHES OF SNOW. THIS WAS 1 INCH
SNOWIER THAN THE 1981-2010 NORMAL OF 12.0 INCHES. THE TABLE BELOW
CONTAINS THE MONTHLY SNOWFALL TOTALS AND THEIR DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL
FOR THE SPRING OF 2019.
SPRING 2019 SNOWFALL
IN ROCHESTER MN
SNOWFALL DEPARTURE
MONTH TOTAL FROM NORMAL
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MARCH 4.8 INCHES -3.9 INCHES
APRIL 8.2 INCHES +4.9 INCHES
MAY 0.0 INCHES 0.0 INCHES
SPRING 13.0 INCHES +1.0 INCH
THE SNOWIEST DAY WAS ON APRIL 10 WHEN 4.1 INCHES OF SNOW FELL.
MEASURABLE SNOW FELL ON 9 DAYS (9.8%) AND TRACE AMOUNTS ON
9 DAYS (9.8%).
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...THE ROCHESTER MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
3/1/2019 TO 5/31/2019...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1886 TO 2019
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 106 05/31/1934
LOW -31 03/01/1962
HIGHEST 86 05/31 MM MM 95 05/28
LOWEST -17 03/04 MM MM 5 03/08
03/03
AVG. MAXIMUM 50.7 55.4 -4.7
AVG. MINIMUM 32.4 36.0 -3.6 33.5
MEAN 41.5 45.7 -4.2 43.1
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.4 -0.4 6
DAYS MAX <= 32 11 6.7 4.3 14
DAYS MIN <= 32 38 32.6 5.4 52
DAYS MIN <= 0 6 1.3 4.7 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM MM MM
MINIMUM MM MM
TOTALS 14.82 8.75 6.07 9.28
DAILY AVG. 0.16 0.10 0.06
DAYS >= .01 39 33.8 5.2 30
DAYS >= .10 22 18.6 3.4 19
DAYS >= .50 9 5.5 3.5 5
DAYS >= 1.00 5 1.6 3.4 3
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 3.33 MM
STORM TOTAL MM
(MM/DD(HH)) MM
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL MM 5
24 HR TOTAL MM
TOTALS 13.0 12.0 1.0
LIQUID EQUIV 1.30 MM MM
SINCE 7/1 86.8 51.9 34.9
DAYS >= TRACE 18 8.4 9.6
DAYS >= 1.0 6 3.3 2.7
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 25 03/02
24 HR TOTAL 4.1 MM
STORM TOTAL MM
(MM/DD(HH)) MM
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 2157 1809 348
SINCE 7/1 MM 7670 MM
COOLING TOTAL 17 34 -17
SINCE 1/1 17 34 -17
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST MM
LATEST MM
EARLIEST MM
LATEST MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/080 DATE 04/11
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 56/070 DATE 04/11
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 40
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 24
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 28
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 73
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 9 MIXED PRECIP 1
HEAVY RAIN 8 RAIN 14
LIGHT RAIN 40 FREEZING RAIN 2
LT FREEZING RAIN 4 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 2 SNOW 4
LIGHT SNOW 18 SLEET 1
FOG 49 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 7
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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BOYNE