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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI                                
1250 AM CST THU MAR 18 2004

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...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             
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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       
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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                                                       
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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.                                          


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