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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1043 AM CDT FRI MAR 1 2013

...METEOROLOGICAL WINTER WAS WARM AND WET IN ROCHESTER MN...

DURING METEOROLOGICAL WINTER /DECEMBER 1 THROUGH FEBRUARY
28/...ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS WARMER AND WETTER THAN
NORMAL.  DESPITE SEEING ABOVE-NORMAL PRECIPITATION...SNOWFALL WAS
BELOW NORMAL. THE INFORMATION BELOW PROVIDES MORE DETAILS ON THESE
STATISTICS.

TEMPERATURES...

FROM DECEMBER 1ST THROUGH FEBRUARY 28TH...ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT HAD AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 20.3 DEGREES.  THIS WAS
1.8 DEGREES WARMER THAN THE 1981-2010 NORMAL OF 18.5 DEGREES.  THE
AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS 28.2 DEGREES.  THIS WAS 2.0 DEGREES
WARMER THAN THE 1981-2010 NORMAL OF 26.2 DEGREES. THE AVERAGE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS 12.5 DEGREES.  THIS WAS 1.7 DEGREES WARMER
THAN THE 1981-2010 NORMAL OF 10.8 DEGREES.

THE WARMEST TEMPERATURE WAS 62 DEGREES ON DECEMBER 3RD. THE COLDEST
TEMPERATURE WAS -10 DEGREES ON JANUARY 1ST AND FEBRUARY 1ST.

THE TABLE BELOW CONTAINS THE MONTHLY TEMPERATURES AND THEIR
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL FOR THE WINTER OF 2012-13.

          WINTER 2012-13 TEMPERATURES
               IN ROCHESTER MN

                  AVERAGE            DEPARTURE
   MONTH        TEMPERATURE         FROM NORMAL
   -----        -----------         -----------
 DECEMBER       24.0 DEGREES        +4.3 DEGREES
 JANUARY        17.5 DEGREES        +1.8 DEGREES
 FEBRUARY       19.4 DEGREES        -0.9 DEGREES

 WINTER         20.3 DEGREES        +1.8 DEGREES

PRECIPITATION...

FROM DECEMBER 1ST THROUGH FEBRUARY 28TH...ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT RECEIVED 3.79 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.  THIS WAS 0.87 INCHES
ABOVE THE 1981-2010 NORMAL OF 2.92 INCHES.

THE WETTEST DAY WAS DECEMBER 15TH WHEN 0.37 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION
FELL.

THE TABLE BELOW CONTAINS THE MONTHLY PRECIPITATION TOTALS AND THEIR
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL FOR THE WINTER OF 2012-13.

          WINTER 2012-13 PRECIPITATION
               IN ROCHESTER MN

                PRECIPITATION         DEPARTURE
   MONTH            TOTAL            FROM NORMAL
   -----        ------------         -----------
 DECEMBER        1.79 INCHES        +0.56 INCHES
 JANUARY         0.78 INCHES        -0.08 INCHES
 FEBRUARY        1.22 INCHES        +0.39 INCHES

 WINTER          5.29 INCHES        +2.58 INCHES

THERE WAS 47 DAYS WITH MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION.  HERE IS A
BREAKDOWN OF THIS PRECIPITATION.

0.01 INCHES OR MORE       35 DAYS
0.10 INCHES OR MORE       12 DAYS
0.50 INCHES OR MORE        0 DAYS
1.00 INCHES OR MORE        0 DAYS

SNOWFALL...

FROM DECEMBER 1ST THROUGH FEBRUARY 28TH...THE SNOW OBSERVER NEAR
ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT RECEIVED 31.7 INCHES OF SNOW.  THIS
WAS 1.3 INCHES BELOW THE 1981-2010 NORMAL OF 33.0 INCHES.

THE SNOWIEST DAY WAS 6.2 INCHES ON FEBRUARY 22ND.

THE TABLE BELOW CONTAINS THE MONTHLY SNOWFALL TOTALS AND THEIR
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL FOR THE WINTER OF 2012-13.

           WINTER 2012-13 SNOWFALL
               IN ROCHESTER MN

                  SNOWFALL            DEPARTURE
   MONTH            TOTAL            FROM NORMAL
   -----        ------------         -----------
 DECEMBER        14.4 INCHES        + 1.9 INCHES
 JANUARY          1.9 INCHES        -10.1 INCHES -  4TH LEAST
 FEBRUARY        15.4 INCHES        + 6.9 INCHES - 10TH SNOWIEST

 WINTER          31.7 INCHES        - 1.3 INCHES

SNOW DEPTH

FROM DECEMBER 1ST THROUGH FEBRUARY 28TH...THE OFFICIAL SNOW OBSERVER
NEAR ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAD AN AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH OF
3.1 INCHES.  THIS WAS 2.3 INCHES LESS THAN THE LONG-TERM AVERAGE OF
5.4 INCHES.

THE GREATEST SNOW DEPTH WAS 9 INCHES ON FEBRUARY 23RD AND FEBRUARY
24TH.

WIND -

AVERAGE WIND SPEED WAS 12.1 MPH.

HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND SPEED WAS 47.0 MPH FROM THE WEST NORTHWEST ON
JANUARY 19TH.

HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 56 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST ON JANUARY 19TH.

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

...THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2012 TO 2/28/2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD P...................................

...THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
12/1/2012 TO 2/28/2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1886 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED
                 VALUE   DATE(S)

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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST            62   12/03
LOWEST            -10   02/01
                        01/01
AVG. MAXIMUM     28.2
AVG. MINIMUM     12.5
MEAN             20.3
DAYS MAX >= 90      0
DAYS MAX <= 32     54
DAYS MIN <= 32     85
DAYS MIN <= 0      13

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS           3.79
DAYS >= .01        35
DAYS >= .10        12
DAYS >= .50         0
DAYS >= 1.00        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.48   12/19 TO 12/20

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS           31.7
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      3
DAYS >= TRACE      50
DAYS >= 1.0        11
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         9
 24 HR TOTAL      6.2   MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    3997
COOLING TOTAL       0
.................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              12.1
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    56/310    DATE  01/19

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

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