814 CDUS43 KARX 180651 CLIRST CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1250 AM CST THU MAR 18 2004 ................................... ...THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 41 409 PM 66 1930 39 2 61 MINIMUM 30 742 AM -10 1909 23 7 37 AVERAGE 36 31 5 49 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.04 0.58 1986 0.06 -0.02 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.39 0.85 0.54 0.32 SINCE MAR 1 1.39 0.85 0.54 0.32 SINCE JAN 1 3.43 2.54 0.89 1.28 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 5.1 1989 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 3.7 4.8 -1.1 5.9 SINCE MAR 1 3.7 4.8 -1.1 5.9 SINCE JUL 1 45.0 44.2 0.8 22.0 SNOW DEPTH T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 29 34 -5 16 MONTH TO DATE 567 639 -72 701 SINCE MAR 1 567 639 -72 701 SINCE JUL 1 6463 6926 -463 6818 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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LT FREEZING RAIN LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 M900 PM LOWEST 70 M300 PM AVERAGE 83 .......................................................... THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 60 1945 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -8 1993 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 18 2004.........SUNRISE 616 AM CST SUNSET 620 PM CST MARCH 19 2004.........SUNRISE 614 AM CST SUNSET 622 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$