CXUS53 KARX 021540 CLMRST CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 208 AM CDT MON APR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE ROCHESTER MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1886 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 82 03/24/1910 LOW -31 03/01/1962 HIGHEST 74 03/11 47 03/21 LOWEST 12 03/23 3 03/14 AVG. MAXIMUM 48.2 39.9 8.3 36.3 AVG. MINIMUM 26.4 23.4 3.0 21.7 MEAN 37.3 31.7 5.6 29.0 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 3 7.9 -4.9 9 DAYS MIN <= 32 25 24.4 0.6 31 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 1.7 -1.7 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 4.02 1888 TOTALS 2.35 2.02 0.33 3.38 DAYS >= .01 9 10.2 -1.2 12 DAYS >= .10 3 4.8 -1.8 5 DAYS >= .50 3 1.1 1.9 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.2 -0.2 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.25 03/24 TO 03/25 2.15 03/31 TO 03/31 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 35.1 1951 SNOW DEPTH 25 03/02/2019 03/05/2014 TOTALS 8.6 8.6 0.0 9.2 SINCE 7/1 20.6 49.3 -28.7 59.0 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0.4 2.4 DAYS >= TRACE 8 5.6 2.4 15 DAYS >= 1.0 2 2.3 -0.3 3 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 5 03/25 7 03/12 03/13 03/14 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 851 1034 -183 1109 SINCE 7/1 5635 6947 -1312 3771 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.0 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 40/220 DATE 03/03 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 55/170 DATE 03/03 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 59 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 7 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 9 SLEET 0 FOG 7 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ BOYNE