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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
418 AM CDT Wed May 1 2024

...April 2024 was Warmer and Slightly Wetter than Normal for
Rochester MN...

...April 2024 Highlights...

Temperatures - Warmer than Normal

During April, the average temperature was 46.8F at Rochester
International Airport. This was 1.6F warmer than the 1991-2020
normal of 45.2F. This was 9th consecutive month to be warmer than
normal. The last month to have below-normal temperatures was July
2023 (69.4F - 1.1F colder than normal).

The average high temperature was 56.7F. This was 1.4F warmer than
the 1991-2020 normal of 55.3F.

The average low temperature was 36.9F. This was 1.8F warmer than
the 1991-2020 normal of 35.1F.

The warmest temperature was 80F on April 13 and the coldest
temperature was 27F on April 21.

Precipitation - Slightly Wetter than Normal

A total of 3.92 inches of precipitation fell. This was 0.40 inches
wetter than the 1991-2020 normal of 3.52 inches.

The wettest day was on April 16 when 0.71 inches fell.

Measurable precipitation fell on 14 days (46.7%) and a trace of
precipitation fell on another 2 days (6.7%).

Snowfall - Slightly Above Normal

The official NWS snowfall observer near Rochester International
Airport measured 3.5 inches of snow. This was 0.2 inches snowier
than the 1991-2020 normal of 3.3 inches. This was only the second
month in the 2023-24 snow season to be snowier than normal. The
other month to be snowier than normal was October (1.6 inches - 0.7
inches snowier than the 1991-2020 normal of 0.9 inches).

The snowiest day was 2.7 inches on April 2.

Measurable snow fell on 3 days (10%) and a trace of snow fell on
another 3 days (10%).

...Records...

None.

...Looking ahead to May...

The normal high temperature in Rochester rises from 62F on May 1st
to 74F by the end of the month. The normal low temperature rises
from 41F on the 1st to 53F by the end of the month. The normal
mean temperature for the month is 57.6F. Rochesters warmest May
occurred in 1934 with an average temperature of 66.2F, and their
coldest May occurred in 1888 with an average of only 49.6F.

During May, the hottest temperature was 106F on May 31, 1934, and
the coldest temperature was 21F on May 3 in 1910, and 1967.
Normally, there is only 1 day with temperatures at or above 90F.

The average precipitation for May is 4.35 inches. The wettest May
occurred in 2013 with 12.26 inches of precipitation. While the
driest was in 1934 with 0.40 of an inch. The wettest May day was
4.02 inches on May 17, 2000. Normally, there are 5 days with
thunderstorms.

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Boyne