Climatological Report (Seasonal) Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
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CXUS53 KARX 041008
CLSRST
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
509 AM CDT WED SEP 4 2019
...2019 METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER SUMMARY FOR ROCHESTER MN...
DURING THE METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER (JUNE 1ST THROUGH AUGUST 31ST)
OF 2019, IT WAS SLIGHTLY COOLER AND MUCH WETTER-THAN-NORMAL AT
ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
MORE DETAILS ARE LISTED BELOW...
TEMPERATURES...
DURING METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER, ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAD AN
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 68.4 DEGREES. THIS WAS 1 DEGREE COOLER THAN
1981-2010 NORMAL OF 69.4 DEGREES.
THE AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS 78.2 DEGREES. THIS WAS
1.3 DEGREES COOLER THAN THE 1981-2010 NORMAL OF 79.5 DEGREES.
THE AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS 58.7 DEGREES. THIS WAS 0.6 DEGREES
COOLER THAN THE 1981-2010 NORMAL OF 59.3 DEGREES.
THE TABLE BELOW PROVIDES A BREAKDOWN OF THE TEMPERATURE DEPARTURES
FROM NORMAL FOR ROCHESTER MN THIS SUMMER...
SUMMER 2019 TEMPERATURES
IN ROCHESTER MN
DEPARTURE FROM
NORMAL
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JUNE MONTHLY AVG. TEMP 66.3 DEGREES -1.3 DEGREES
MONTHLY AVG. MAX TEMP 76.0 DEGREES -2.0 DEGREES
MONTHLY AVG. MIN TEMP 56.5 DEGREES -0.7 DEGREES
JULY MONTHLY AVG. TEMP 72.2 DEGREES +0.8 DEGREES
MONTHLY AVG. MAX TEMP 81.7 DEGREES +0.3 DEGREES
MONTHLY AVG. MIN TEMP 62.6 DEGREES +1.3 DEGREES - 14TH WARMEST
AUGUST MONTHLY AVG. TEMP 66.7 DEGREES -2.4 DEGREES
MONTHLY AVG. MAX TEMP 76.7 DEGREES -2.2 DEGREES - 19TH COLDEST
MONTHLY AVG. MIN TEMP 56.7 DEGREES -2.6 DEGREES
SUMMER SEASONAL AVG. TEMP 68.4 DEGREES -1.0 DEGREE
SEASONAL AVG. MAX TEMP 78.2 DEGREES -1.3 DEGREES
SEASONAL AVG. MIN TEMP 58.7 DEGREES -0.6 DEGREES
OTHER TEMPERATURE TIDBITS THIS SUMMER...
THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURE WAS 90 DEGREES ON JULY 19.
THE COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 65 DEGREES ON JUNE 16.
THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 43 DEGREES ON JUNE 13.
THE WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 74 DEGREES ON JULY 19.
THE TEMPERATURE REACHED 90 DEGREES ON 1 DAY. NORMALLY THERE ARE 10 DAYS.
TEMPERATURES AVERAGED ABOVE NORMAL ON 51 DAYS, BELOW NORMAL ON 36 DAYS,
AND NORMAL TEMPERATURES ON 5 DAYS.
PRECIPITATION...
DURING THE METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER, ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT RECEIVED
18 INCHES OF RAIN. THIS WAS 4.25 INCHES WETTER THAN THE 1981-2010 NORMAL
OF 13.75 INCHES.
THE TABLE BELOW CONTAINS THE MONTHLY PRECIPITATION TOTALS AND THEIR
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL FOR THIS SUMMER.
SUMMER 2019 PRECIPITATION
IN ROCHESTER MN
PRECIPITATION DEPARTURE
MONTH TOTAL FROM NORMAL
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JUNE 9.08 INCHES +4.40 INCHES - 4TH WETTEST
JULY 7.38 INCHES +2.83 INCHES - 8TH WETTEST
AUGUST 1.54 INCHES -2.98 INCHES - 12TH DRIEST
SUMMER 18.00 INCHES +4.25 INCHES - 11TH WETTEST
OTHER PRECIPITATION TIDBITS THIS SUMMER...
THE WETTEST DAY OCCURRED ON JUNE 29 WHEN 4.90 INCHES OF RAIN FELL.
MEASURABLE RAIN FELL ON 35 DAYS (38%) AND TRACE AMOUNTS FELL ON ANOTHER
11 DAYS (12%).
0.01 INCHES OR MORE - 35 DAYS
0.10 INCHES OR MORE - 23 DAYS
0.50 INCHES OR MORE - 11 DAYS
1.00 INCHES OR MORE - 5 DAYS
SKY...
IT WAS CLEAR ON 36 DAYS.
IT WAS PARTLY CLOUDY ON 48 DAYS.
IT WAS CLOUDY ON 8 DAYS.
SEA LEVEL PRESSURE...
HIGHEST WAS 30.30 INCHES ON AUGUST 31.
LOWEST WAS 29.56 INCHES ON AUGUST 18.
WINDS...
HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND WAS 49 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST ON JULY 20.
HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 74 MPH FROM THE NORTH ON JULY 20.
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...THE ROCHESTER MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
6/1/2019 TO 8/31/2019...
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 108 07/14/1936
LOW 31 06/09/1937
HIGHEST 90 07/19 MM MM 92 06/17
LOWEST 43 06/13 MM MM 49 08/30
06/04
AVG. MAXIMUM 78.1 79.5 -1.4
AVG. MINIMUM 58.6 59.3 -0.7 60.5
MEAN 68.4 69.4 -1.0 70.1
DAYS MAX >= 90 1 5.5 -4.5 4
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 19.14 2007
MINIMUM 8.46 2012
TOTALS 18.00 13.75 4.25 12.48
DAILY AVG. 0.20 0.15 0.05
DAYS >= .01 35 32.2 2.8 40
DAYS >= .10 23 20.3 2.7 22
DAYS >= .50 11 9.6 1.4 10
DAYS >= 1.00 5 3.6 1.4 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 4.90 MM
STORM TOTAL MM
(MM/DD(HH)) MM
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL MM 5
24 HR TOTAL MM
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0
LIQUID EQUIV 0.00 0.00 0.00
SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0
DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.0 0.0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL 0.0 MM
STORM TOTAL MM
(MM/DD(HH)) MM
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 66 90 -24
SINCE 7/1 24 38 -14
COOLING TOTAL 403 491 -88
SINCE 1/1 420 525 -105
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST MM
LATEST MM
EARLIEST MM
LATEST MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 49/340 DATE 07/20
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 74/350 DATE 07/20
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 53
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 32
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 7
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 73
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 23 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 20 RAIN 15
LT RAIN 42 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 39 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3
HAZE 2
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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BOYNE