381 CDUS43 KARX 030656 CLIRST CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1255 AM CST WED MAR 3 2004 ................................... ...THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 2004... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1886 TO 2004 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 37 1247 AM 58 1964 32 5 23 MINIMUM 32 1159 PM -19 1913 17 15 2 AVERAGE 35 24 11 13 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.64 1888 0.04 -0.04 T MONTH TO DATE 0.25 0.08 0.17 T SINCE MAR 1 0.25 0.08 0.17 T SINCE JAN 1 2.29 1.77 0.52 0.96 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.6 1989 0.2 -0.2 T MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.4 -0.4 T SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.4 -0.4 T SINCE JUL 1 41.3 39.8 1.5 16.1 SNOW DEPTH T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 30 41 -11 52 MONTH TO DATE 53 82 -29 89 SINCE MAR 1 53 82 -29 89 SINCE JUL 1 5949 6369 -420 6206 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 85 1000 PM AVERAGE 93 .......................................................... THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 56 1946 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -17 1913 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 3 2004.........SUNRISE 643 AM CST SUNSET 602 PM CST MARCH 4 2004.........SUNRISE 641 AM CST SUNSET 603 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$