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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI                                
147 AM CDT FRI OCT 8 2004

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...THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 7 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             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         64    124 PM  88    1916  62      2       83       
  MINIMUM         52    634 AM  22    1976  41     11       45       
  AVERAGE         58                        51      7       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          1.42 1967   0.07  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      0.53   0.34      T      
  SINCE SEP 1      6.67                      3.65   3.02     1.58    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.01                     26.70   9.31    20.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2000   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                        14     -7        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   99                        89     10      111       
  SINCE SEP 1    191                       297   -106      328       
  SINCE JUL 1    308                       370    -62      346       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     81                        27     54       62       
  SINCE JAN 1    349                       473   -124      505       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           400 PM                                     
 LOWEST     47           500 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        81      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        21      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  8 2004.......SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   638 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  9 2004.......SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   636 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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