Climatological Report (Seasonal) Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
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CXUS53 KARX 020247
CLSRST
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
846 PM CDT SUN DEC 1 2019
...ROCHESTER MN METEOROLOGICAL AUTUMN CLIMATE SUMMARY...
AUTUMN OF 2019 WAS COLDER AND WETTER-THAN-NORMAL (WETTEST) AT
ROCHESTER, MN. MORE DETAILS CAN BE FOUND BELOW.
TEMPERATURES...
FROM SEPTEMBER 1 THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
HAD AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 45.7 DEGREES. THIS WAS 2 DEGREES COLDER
THAN THE 1981-2010 NORMAL OF 47.7 DEGREES. THE TABLE BELOW CONTAINS
THE MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND THEIR DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL FOR
THE AUTUMN OF 2019.
AUTUMN 2019 TEMPERATURES
IN ROCHESTER MN
AVERAGE DEPARTURE
MONTH TEMPERATURE FROM NORMAL
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SEPTEMBER 65.1 DEGREES +4.2 DEGREES - 2ND WARMEST
OCTOBER 43.9 DEGREES -4.5 DEGREES - TIED WITH 1959
FOR 13TH COLDEST
NOVEMBER 28.1 DEGREES -5.8 DEGREES
AUTUMN 45.7 DEGREES -2.0 DEGREES
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 53.8 DEGREES WHICH WAS 3.3 DEGREES
COLDER THAN THE 1981-2010 NORMAL OF 57.1 DEGREES. THIS WAS THE
15TH COLDEST.
THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 37.5 DEGREES WHICH WAS 0.8 DEGREES
COLDER THAN THE 1981-2010 NORMAL OF 38.3 DEGREES.
THE WARMEST HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 89 DEGREES ON SEPTEMBER 30.
THE COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 16 DEGREES ON NOVEMBER 12.
THE WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 69 DEGREES ON SEPTEMBER 21.
THE COLDEST LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 0 DEGREES ON NOVEMBER 8.
PRECIPITATION...WETTEST
FROM SEPTEMBER 1 THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
RECEIVED 16.95 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION. THIS WAS 9.35 INCHES WETTER
THAN THE 1981-2010 NORMAL 7.60 INCHES. THIS WAS THE WETTEST AUTUMN
IN ROCHESTER MN. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 14.91 INCHES IN 1986. THE
TABLE BELOW LISTS THE TOP TEN WETTEST AUTUMNS IN ROCHESTER MN.
WETTEST AUTUMNS
IN ROCHESTER MN
1886-2019
PRECIPITATION
RANK TOTAL YEAR
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1 16.95 INCHES 2019
2 14.91 INCHES 1986
3 13.60 INCHES 2010
4 13.48 INCHES 1911
5 13.21 INCHES 2016
6 12.82 INCHES 2018
7 12.21 INCHES 1970
8 11.81 INCHES 1973
9 11.73 INCHES 1934
10 11.64 INCHES 1972
THE TABLE BELOW CONTAINS THE MONTHLY PRECIPITATION TOTALS AND THEIR
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL FOR THE AUTUMN OF 2019.
AUTUMN 2019 PRECIPITATION
IN ROCHESTER MN
PRECIPITATION DEPARTURE
MONTH TOTAL FROM NORMAL
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SEPTEMBER 8.35 INCHES +4.90 INCHES - 4TH WETTEST
OCTOBER 5.71 INCHES +3.47 INCHES - 4TH WETTEST
NOVEMBER 2.89 INCHES +0.98 INCHES
AUTUMN 16.95 INCHES +9.35 INCHES - WETTEST
THE HIGHEST DAILY PRECIPITATION TOTAL WAS 2.70 INCHES ON SEPTEMBER 12.
SNOWFALL...7TH SNOWIEST
FROM SEPTEMBER 1 THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
RECEIVED 13.4 INCHES OF SNOW. THIS WAS 6.5 INCHES GREATER THAN THEIR
1981-2010 NORMAL OF 6.9 INCHES. THIS WAS THEIR 7TH SNOWIEST AUTUMN.
THIS WAS THE SNOWIEST AUTUMN SINCE 1996 WHEN 17.5 INCHES OF SNOW FELL.
THE SNOWIEST AUTUMN OCCURRED IN 1991 WHEN 24.8 INCHES OF SNOW FELL.
THE TABLE BELOW LISTS THE TOP TEN WETTEST AUTUMNS IN ROCHESTER MN.
WETTEST AUTUMNS
IN ROCHESTER MN
1886-2019
SNOWFALL
RANK TOTAL YEAR
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1 24.8 INCHES 1991
2 22.5 INCHES 1985
3 17.5 INCHES 1996
4 14.7 INCHES 1952
5 14.0 INCHES 1983
14.0 INCHES 1934
7 13.4 INCHES 2019
8 13.1 INCHES 1989
9 12.6 INCHES 1947
10 12.4 INCHES 1957
THE TABLE BELOW CONTAINS THE MONTHLY SNOWFALL TOTALS AND THEIR
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL FOR THE AUTUMN OF 2019.
AUTUMN 2019 SNOWFALL
IN ROCHESTER MN
SNOWFALL DEPARTURE
MONTH TOTAL FROM NORMAL
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SEPTEMBER 0.0 INCHES 0.0 INCHES
OCTOBER 0.3 INCHES -0.5 INCHES
NOVEMBER 13.1 INCHES +7.0 INCHES
AUTUMN 13.4 INCHES +6.5 INCHES
THE HIGHEST DAILY SNOWFALL TOTAL WAS 4.4 INCHES ON NOVEMBER 26.
GREATEST SNOW DEPTH WAS 5 INCHES FROM NOVEMBER 27 AND NOVEMBER 28.
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...THE ROCHESTER MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
9/1/2019 TO 11/30/2019...
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 100 09/06/1913
LOW -24 11/28/1887
HIGHEST 89 09/30 MM MM 92 09/17
LOWEST 0 11/08 MM MM -5 11/18
AVG. MAXIMUM 53.8 57.1 -3.3
AVG. MINIMUM 37.5 38.3 -0.8 35.8
MEAN 45.7 47.7 -2.0 44.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.2 -0.2 2
DAYS MAX <= 32 13 6.2 6.8 18
DAYS MIN <= 32 43 29.9 13.1 40
DAYS MIN <= 0 1 0.7 0.3 1
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM MM MM
MINIMUM MM MM
TOTALS 16.95 7.60 9.35 12.82
DAILY AVG. 0.19 0.08 0.11
DAYS >= .01 43 28.6 14.4 33
DAYS >= .10 25 14.7 10.3 19
DAYS >= .50 11 4.5 6.5 8
DAYS >= 1.00 6 1.6 4.4 4
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.70 MM
STORM TOTAL MM
(MM/DD(HH)) MM
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL MM 5
24 HR TOTAL MM
TOTALS 13.4 6.9 6.5
LIQUID EQUIV 1.34 0.70 0.64
SINCE 7/1 13.4 6.9 6.5
DAYS >= TRACE 15 6.1 8.9
DAYS >= 1.0 4 2.0 2.0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 5 11/28
11/27
24 HR TOTAL 4.4 MM
STORM TOTAL MM
(MM/DD(HH)) MM
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1826 1633 193
SINCE 7/1 MM 1672 MM
COOLING TOTAL 89 60 29
SINCE 1/1 509 585 -76
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST MM
LATEST MM
EARLIEST MM
LATEST MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 45/230 DATE 09/24
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 60/230 DATE 09/24
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 30
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 32
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 29
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 76
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 13 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 13 RAIN 19
LT RAIN 40 FREEZING RAIN 1
LT FREEZING RAIN 3 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 2
LIGHT SNOW 16 SLEET 0
FOG 51 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 5
HAZE 7
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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BOYNE