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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI                                
1242 AM CST TUE MAR 9 2004

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...THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         33    508 PM  68    2000  35     -2       16       
  MINIMUM         22    601 AM  -8    1943  19      3       -5       
  AVERAGE         28                        27      1        6      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          0.69 1990   0.05   0.02     0.16    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.15                      0.35   0.80     0.25    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.15                      0.35   0.80     0.25    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.19                      2.04   1.15     1.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.7           6.6  1961   0.3    0.4      3.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    3.4                       2.1    1.3      5.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.4                       2.1    1.3      5.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     44.7                      41.5    3.2     21.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        38     -1       59       
  MONTH TO DATE  250                       317    -67      401       
  SINCE MAR 1    250                       317    -67      401       
  SINCE JUL 1   6146                      6604   -458     6518       
                                                                     
 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       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     78          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE ROCHESTER CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        59      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -11      1984                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2004.........SUNRISE   632 AM CST   SUNSET   609 PM CST   
MARCH 10 2004.........SUNRISE   630 AM CST   SUNSET   611 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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