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CXUS53 KARX 030810
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
536 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013

...LA CROSSE WISCONSIN WAS SLIGHTLY COLDER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL
FOR THE MONTH OF MAY...

THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WAS 59.1 DEGREES.  THIS WAS SIX
TENTHS OF A DEGREE BELOW NORMAL. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS
69.1 DEGREES AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 49.2 DEGREES. THE
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 92 DEGREES ON THE 14TH AND THE
LOWEST TEMPERATURE WAS 32 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 2ND AND 3RD.

A TOTAL OF 8.49 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL.  THIS WAS 4.97 INCHES
ABOVE NORMAL. THE GREATEST 24-HOUR PRECIPITATION TOTAL WAS 2.58
INCHES...WHICH FELL ON THE 29TH INTO THE 30TH. EIGHT TENTHS OF AN
INCH OF SNOW FELL DURING THE MONTH OF MAY. THE EIGHT TENTHS OF AN
INCH OF SNOW FELL ON THE 2ND.

...RECORDS...

THE TEMPERATURE CLIMBED TO 38 DEGREES ON THE 3RD. THIS TIED THE
DAILY RECORD LOWEST HIGH TEMPERATURE SET IN 1954.

EIGHT TENTHS OF AN INCH OF SNOW FELL ON THE 2ND. THIS BREAKS THE
DAILY RECORD SNOWFALL OF 0.4 SET IN 1935.

...DISCUSSION...

TEMPERATURES IN THE MONTH OF MAY WERE SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL. THE
COLDEST STRETCH OCCURRED FROM THE 1ST THROUGH THE 4TH...WHERE THE
AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE RANGED FROM SIX DEGREES TO TWENTY-ONE
DEGREES BELOW THE NORMAL. THERE WAS 2 DAYS WHERE THE TEMPERATURE
WAS AT OR BELOW THIRTY-TWO DEGREES. THERE WAS ONE DAY THE
TEMPERATURE CLIMBED TO OR ABOVE NINETY DEGREES.

PRECIPITATION WAS MUCH ABOVE NORMAL IN THE MONTH. THE WETTEST PERIOD
OCCURRED FROM THE 19TH THROUGH THE 31ST...WHERE EVERY SINGLE DAY
THERE WAS MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION. TOTAL AMOUNT THROUGH THIS PERIOD
WAS 5.80 INCHES. THERE WERE 18 DAYS OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION IN
THE MONTH. THREE OF THOSE DAYS...ONE INCH OR MORE OF PRECIPITATION
FELL.


...THE LA CROSSE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1873 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             107   05/31/1934
 LOW               26   05/06/1989
                        05/03/1971
                        05/02/1911
HIGHEST            92   05/14        MM      MM       91  05/27
                                                          05/19
LOWEST             32   05/03        MM      MM       42  05/13
                        05/02                             05/10
AVG. MAXIMUM     69.1              70.7    -1.6     75.5
AVG. MINIMUM     49.2              48.7     0.5     52.8
MEAN             59.1              59.7    -0.6     64.1
DAYS MAX >= 90      1               0.6     0.4        2
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      2               0.4     1.6        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         9.73   2004
 MINIMUM         0.50   1887
TOTALS           8.49              3.52    4.97     3.94
DAILY AVG.       0.27              0.11    0.16     0.13
DAYS >= .01        18              11.9     6.1       12
DAYS >= .10        13               7.0     6.0       10
DAYS >= .50         7               2.5     4.5        3
DAYS >= 1.00        3               0.8     2.2        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.58   05/29 TO 05/30

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            6.6   1935
TOTALS            0.8               0.0     0.8      0.0
SINCE 7/1        60.6              43.3    17.3     21.5
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         T   05/03                          0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.8   MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     233               205      28
 SINCE 7/1       7427              7157     270
COOLING TOTAL      56                41      15
 SINCE 1/1         60                48      12
.................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    35/260    DATE  05/29
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    46/240    DATE  05/29

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         10

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              7     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                6     RAIN                      10
LIGHT RAIN               24     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                1     SLEET                      1
FOG                      16     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      1

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

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