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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI                                
148 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2005

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...THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         69    414 PM  91    1934  68      1       69       
  MINIMUM         49    411 AM  29    1930  47      2       50       
  AVERAGE         59                        57      2       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             4.02 2000   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.48                      1.87  -0.39     2.40    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.23                      6.76  -1.53     6.76    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.59                      8.45  -0.86     8.80    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           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        6                         9     -3        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  229                       190     39      173       
  SINCE MAR 1   1762                      1865   -103     1560       
  SINCE JUL 1   7352                      8152   -800     7456       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        10     -7        5       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                        11     -6       12       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                        11     -6       12       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        95      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        32      1916                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   540 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 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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