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CXUS53 KARX 012033
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
631 AM CST FRI MAR 1 2013

...FEBRUARY AT ROCHESTER MN BROUGHT SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION AND SNOWFALL...

THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE AT ROCHESTER WAS 19.4 DEGREES...WHICH
WAS WAS 0.9 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE AVERAGE HIGH WAS 26.6 DEGREES
WHILE THE AVERAGE LOW WAS 12.3 DEGREES. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR
THE MONTH WAS 37 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 13TH AND 25TH. THE
LOWEST TEMPERATURE IN FEBRUARY WAS 10 BELOW ZERO WHICH OCCURRED ON
THE 1ST.

A TOTAL OF 1.22 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WAS MEASURED DURING THE MONTH
OF FEBRUARY. THIS AMOUNT WAS 0.39 INCH ABOVE NORMAL.  THE GREATEST
24-HOUR PRECIPITATION TOTAL WAS 0.36 INCHES WHICH OCCURRED ON THE
22ND. THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 15.4 INCHES OF SNOW DURING THE MONTH OF
FEBRUARY...WHICH WAS 6.9 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. THE GREATEST DAILY
SNOWFALL TOTAL WAS 6.2 INCHES WHICH FELL ON THE 22ND. THE SEASONAL
SNOW TOTAL THROUGH FEB 28TH WAS 31.8 INCHES WHICH WAS 8.1 INCHES
BELOW NORMAL.

...RECORDS...

NO RECORDS WERE SET OR TIED.

...DISCUSSION...

AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN DOMINATED THE MONTH WITH 21 OF 28 DAYS
RECORDING A TRACE OR MORE OF PRECIPITATION. IN FACT A TRACE OR MORE
OF PRECIPITATION WAS RECORDED EVERY DAY DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF
THE MONTH. COLD TEMPERATURES ALSO STARTED OFF FEBRUARY WITH 10 BELOW
ZERO RECORDED ON THE 1ST...WITH A TOTAL OF 11 DAYS OF BELOW AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES SEEN DURING THE MONTH.

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...THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2013...

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

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              63   02/17/1981
 LOW              -35   02/02/1996
HIGHEST            37   02/25        MM      MM       48  02/02
                        02/13
                        02/10
LOWEST            -10   02/01        MM      MM        2  02/11
AVG. MAXIMUM     26.6              28.1    -1.5     35.4
AVG. MINIMUM     12.3              12.4    -0.1     20.0
MEAN             19.4              20.3    -0.9     27.7
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     17              16.3     0.7        9
DAYS MIN <= 32     28              26.3     1.7       29
DAYS MIN <= 0       3               6.0    -3.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         2.30   1915
 MINIMUM         0.04   1964
TOTALS           1.22              0.83    0.39     1.63
DAILY AVG.       0.04              0.03    0.01     0.06
DAYS >= .01        14               7.9     6.1        7
DAYS >= .10         3               2.3     0.7        3
DAYS >= .50         0               0.3    -0.3        2
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.36   02/22 TO 02/22

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           20.1   2007
TOTALS           15.4               8.5     6.9      4.0
SINCE 7/1        31.8              39.9    -8.1     20.7
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      4                 6      -2        0
DAYS >= 1.0         6               2.7     3.3        2
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         9   02/24                          2  02/15
                        02/23                             02/14
 24 HR TOTAL      6.2   MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1268              1253      15
 SINCE 7/1       5451              5861    -410
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              12.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    32/300    DATE  02/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    41/290    DATE  02/11

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            9
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              5
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         14

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     76

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                2     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW               20     SLEET                      0
FOG                      18     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                     22

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

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