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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
727 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024

...May 2024 was Warmer than Normal with Near Normal Rainfall at
Rochester, MN...

...May 2024 Climate Highlights...

Temperatures - Warmer than Normal

During May 2024, the average temperature at Rochester International
Airport was 59.5F. This was 1.9F warmer than the 1991-2020
normal of 57.6F.

The average high temperature was 71.3F. This was 3.3F warmer
than the 1991-2020 normal of 68F.

The average low temperature was 47.7F. This was 0.6F warmer than
the 1991-2020 normal of 47.1F.

The warmest temperature was 88F on May 18 and the coldest
temperature was 39F on May 3 and May 5.

Rainfall - Near Normal

A total of 4.33 inches of rain fell. This was 0.02 inches drier than
the 1991-2020 normal of 4.35 inches.

The wettest day was on May 2 when 1.38 inches of rain fell.

Measurable rain has fallen on 13 days (41.9 percent) and trace
amounts on another 5 days (16.1 percent).

...May 2024 Records...

None.

...Looking Ahead to June...

The normal high temperature in Rochester rises from 74F on June 1st
to 80F by the end of the month. The normal low temperature rises
from 53F on the 1st to 61F by the end of the month. The normal
mean temperature for the month is 67.5F. Rochesters hottest June
occurred in 1933 with an average temperature of 73.9F, and their
coldest June occurred in 1969 with an average temperature of 59.6F.

For June, the hottest temperature was 105F on June 27, 1934, and
the coldest temperature was 31F on June 9, 1937.  There are
typically 2 days with temperatures at or above 90F.

The average precipitation for June is 5.35 inches. The wettest June
occurred in 2000 when 12.51 inches of precipitation fell. The driest
June occurred in 1910 when a trace of precipitation fell. The
wettest June day was 4.90 inches on June 28, 2019. Normally, there
are 8 days with thunderstorms.

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Boyne