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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI                                
138 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2005

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...THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1886 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         41    600 PM  90    1959  62    -21       54       
  MINIMUM         27   1159 PM  26    1990  41    -14       36       
  AVERAGE         34                        52    -18       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.55 2001   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.22  -0.22     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.75                      5.11  -1.36     4.36    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.11                      6.80  -0.69     6.40    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T   R         0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1     23.1                      13.3    9.8      3.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     53.0                      52.7    0.3     45.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        14     17       20       
  MONTH TO DATE   57                        28     29       40       
  SINCE MAR 1   1590                      1703   -113     1427       
  SINCE JUL 1   7180                      7990   -810     7323       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         1      1        7       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         1      1        7       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        91      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        21      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   559 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 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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