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CXUS53 KARX 030811
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
536 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013

...TEMPERATURES IN ROCHESTER MINNESOTA IN THE MONTH OF MAY WERE BELOW
NORMAL AND PRECIPITATION WAS THE WETTEST AND SNOWIEST ON RECORD...

THE AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE WAS 55.7 DEGREES. THIS WAS
2.4 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 65.0
DEGREES AND THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 46.4 DEGREES. THE
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 97 DEGREES...WHICH OCCURRED
ON THE 14TH AND THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE WAS 31 DEGREES...WHICH
OCCURRED ON THE 3RD AND 12TH.

A TOTAL OF 12.26 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL.  THIS WAS 8.63 INCHES
ABOVE THE NORMAL. THE GREATEST 24-HOUR PRECIPITATION TOTAL WAS 2.43
INCHES WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 17TH.

THERE WAS 14.5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE MONTH OF MAY. THE GREATEST
24 HOUR SNOWFALL AMOUNT WAS 14.0 INCHES...WHICH OCCURRED ON THE 2ND.

...RECORDS...

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE CLIMBED TO 33 DEGREES ON THE 2ND. THIS BREAKS
THE DAILY RECORD LOWEST HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 39 DEGREES...WHICH WAS
PREVIOUSLY SET IN 2011.

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE CLIMBED TO 33 DEGREES ON THE 3RD. THIS BREAKS
THE DAILY RECORD LOWEST HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 35 DEGREES...WHICH WAS
PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1954.

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE CLIMBED TO 97 DEGREES ON THE 14TH. THIS BREAKS
THE PREVIOUS RECORD DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 94 SET IN 2007.

ROCHESTER RECEIVED 12.26 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION IN THE MONTH
OF MAY. THIS IS THE WETTEST MONTH OF MAY ON RECORD.

2.07 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL ON THE 19TH. THIS BREAKS THE
PREVIOUS DAILY RECORD PRECIPITATION OF 1.20 INCHES SET IN 1959.

14 INCHES OF SNOW FELL ON THE 2ND. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD
DAILY SNOWFALL OF 0.7 OF AN INCH SET IN 1954.

FIVE TENTHS OF AN INCH OF SNOW FELL ON THE 3RD. THIS BREAKS THE
PREVIOUS RECORD DAILY SNOWFALL OF A TRACE SET IN 2008.

ROCHESTER RECEIVED 14.5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN THE MONTH. THIS IS THE
SNOWIEST MONTH OF MAY ON RECORD.

...DISCUSSION...

TEMPERATURES DURING THE MONTH OF MAY WERE BELOW NORMAL. THE COLDEST
PERIOD DURING THE MONTH OCCURRED FROM THE 1ST THROUGH THE 5TH...
WHERE THE AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE RANGED FROM SIX DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL TO TWENTY-TWO DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THERE WERE FIVE
DAYS WHERE THE TEMPERATURE WAS AT OR BELOW THIRTY-TWO DEGREES.
THE WARMEST STRETCH OCCURRED FROM THE 14TH THROUGH THE 21ST...WHERE
THE AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE RANGED FROM ONE DEGREE TO 17 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL. THERE WAS ONE DAY WHERE THE TEMPERATURE CLIMBED TO OR
ABOVE NINETY DEGREES.

ROCHESTER RECEIVED A RECORD AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION AND SNOWFALL
DURING THE MONTH OF MAY. THE WETTEST PERIOD OCCURRED FROM THE 17TH
THROUGH THE 22ND...WHERE 4.75 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL. THERE
WERE 19 DAYS OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION DURING THE MONTH. OF THOSE
19 DAYS...THERE WERE 6 DAYS OF ONE INCH OR GREATER OF PRECIPITATION.
ROCHESTER RECEIVED 14 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IN ONE DAY AND BECAME A
RECORD SNOWFALL EVENT FOR THE MONTH OF MAY. THE TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR
THE MONTH WAS 14.5 INCHES. IN ADDITION...ROCHESTER RECORDED THE
GREATEST SNOW DEPTH IN THE MONTH OF MAY...WHEN 13 INCHES WAS MEASURED
ON THE 3RD.


...THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 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             106   05/31/1934
 LOW               20   05/17/1909
HIGHEST            97   05/14        MM      MM       92  05/18
LOWEST             31   05/12        MM      MM       41  05/10
                        05/03
                        05/02
AVG. MAXIMUM     65.0              68.7    -3.7     74.4
AVG. MINIMUM     46.4              47.4    -1.0     52.1
MEAN             55.7              58.1    -2.4     63.3
DAYS MAX >= 90      1               0.4     0.6        1
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      5               0.7     4.3        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         8.41   1982
 MINIMUM         0.40   1934
TOTALS          12.26R             3.63    8.63     4.85
DAILY AVG.       0.40              0.12    0.28     0.16
DAYS >= .01        20              12.4     7.6       13
DAYS >= .10        13               6.9     6.1        9
DAYS >= .50         8               2.3     5.7        3
DAYS >= 1.00        6               0.8     5.2        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.43   05/17 TO 05/17

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            1.2   1944
TOTALS           14.5R                T    14.5      0.0
SINCE 7/1        74.0              51.9    22.1     20.6
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      1                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         1               0.0     1.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        13R  05/03                          0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL     14.0   05/02 TO 05/02

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     312               245      67
 SINCE 7/1       7765              7670      95
COOLING TOTAL      30                30       0
 SINCE 1/1         30                34      -4
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              12.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    48/230    DATE  05/19
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    60/230    DATE  05/19

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           11
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              8
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         12

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     73

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              7     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               11     RAIN                      16
LIGHT RAIN               26     FREEZING RAIN              3
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                2     SLEET                      0
FOG                      19     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                      6

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

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