564 CDUS43 KARX 050658 CLIRST CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1256 AM CST FRI MAR 5 2004 ................................... ...THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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 37 500 PM 61 2000 33 4 22 MINIMUM 32 842 AM -13 1978 18 14 4 AVERAGE 35 25 10 13 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.13 0.67 1961 0.04 0.09 0.02 MONTH TO DATE 0.45 0.16 0.29 0.07 SINCE MAR 1 0.45 0.16 0.29 0.07 SINCE JAN 1 2.49 1.85 0.64 1.03 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 5.4 1984 0.3 -0.3 0.5 MONTH TO DATE 0.1 0.9 -0.8 1.5 SINCE MAR 1 0.1 0.9 -0.8 1.5 SINCE JUL 1 41.4 40.3 1.1 17.6 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 30 40 -10 52 MONTH TO DATE 115 162 -47 189 SINCE MAR 1 115 162 -47 189 SINCE JUL 1 6011 6449 -438 6306 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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN LT FREEZING RAIN LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 82 900 AM AVERAGE 91 .......................................................... THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 65 2000 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -17 1960 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 5 2004.........SUNRISE 639 AM CST SUNSET 604 PM CST MARCH 6 2004.........SUNRISE 637 AM CST SUNSET 605 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$