April Summary

In contrast to the record setting month of March that felt more like May most of the time, our month of April was quite seasonable with a decent amount of rainfall in the area.  In Rochester, we were only couple of degrees above normal for the average high and low temperatures and we finished a little more than half an inch of rainfall below what we consider average.  As for snowfall, we had a trace a couple of times in the month, but nothing measurable.

The month of April this year was very typical in that the averages were close to the climate "norm" in most categories.

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This post was written by tschmidt on May 1, 2012

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Summary of Our Record Heat This Week

As we await the arrival of a cold front today that will bring an end to our current heat wave, we can at least say that the worst of the heat is behind us.  High temperatures today will be in the upper 80s to near 90° with perhaps a few afternoon thunderstorms developing along that front.  At least it won’t be the oppressive and somewhat dangerous triple digit stuff we felt Tuesday!  Here’s a look at some of the area temperatures from yesterday and Monday.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
945 PM CDT TUE JUN 7 2011

…MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES OBSERVED IN THE PAST 48 HOURS…

…IOWA…

…ALLAMAKEE COUNTY…

POSTVILLE (1181 FT)(APRSWXNET)                   318 PM JUN 7       96 F
3 SE WATERVILLE (651 FT)(RAWS)                   407 PM JUN 6        97 F

…CHICKASAW COUNTY…

2 N IONIA (1072 FT)(IADOT)                      1205 PM JUN 7        92 F
3 SW RICHFIELD (1145 FT)(APRSWXNET)              400 PM JUN 7     95 F
1 S NASHUA (977 FT)(AWS)                         404 PM JUN 6       99 F
NEW HAMPTON (1166 FT)(AWS)                       309 PM JUN 6       100 F

…CLAYTON COUNTY…

MONONA (1213 FT)(AWS)                            514 PM JUN 6        93 F
MONONA (1213 FT)(APRSWXNET)                      418 PM JUN 6       96 F
STRAWBERRY POINT (1220 FT)(APRSWXNET)      503 PM JUN 6       97 F
VOLGA (867 FT)(APRSWXNET)                         533 PM JUN 6       97 F
MCGREGOR (605 FT)(AWS)                           344 PM JUN 7      102 F

…FAYETTE COUNTY…

4 SSE ARLINGTON (1164 FT)(AWS)                   344 PM JUN 7       94 F
OELWEIN AWOS (1076 FT)(OTHER-MTR)           215 PM JUN 7      100 F

…FLOYD COUNTY…

CHARLES CITY AWOS (1125 FT)(OTHER-MTR)     415 PM JUN 7       99 F
NORA SPRINGS (1089 FT)(IEM)                       454 PM JUN 6      102 F
1 E ROCKFORD (1036 FT)(IEM)                       339 PM JUN 6      103 F

…HOWARD COUNTY…

1 ENE CRESCO (1279 FT)(IEM)                       529 PM JUN 6       95 F
1 WSW MAPLE LEAF (1290 FT)(APRSWXNET)      355 PM JUN 7       96 F
3 ESE RICEVILLE (1253 FT)(IEM)                   258 PM JUN 6       98 F
1 E CRESCO (1272 FT)(AWS)                         519 PM JUN 6       99 F

…MITCHELL COUNTY…

SAINT ANSGAR (1145 FT)(IEM)                       529 PM JUN 6       99 F
SAINT ANSGAR (1145 FT)(APRSWXNET)            410 PM JUN 6      103 F

…WINNESHIEK COUNTY…

4 E NORDNESS (1017 FT)(IADOT)                    448 PM JUN 6       97 F
DECORAH (AWS)                                    515 PM JUN 6       97 F
DECORAH AWOS (1158 FT)(OTHER-MTR)           515 PM JUN 7       99 F

…MINNESOTA…

…DODGE COUNTY…

DODGE CENTER AWOS (1305 FT)(OTHER-MTR)    414 PM JUN 7       97 F
2 E KASSON (1283 FT)(APRSWXNET)               420 PM JUN 7       99 F
2 E KASSON (1283 FT)(MNDOT)                       434 PM JUN 7       99 F

…FILLMORE COUNTY…

PRESTON AWOS (1276 FT)(OTHER-MTR)            429 PM JUN 7       97 F
2 ESE CANTON (1348 FT)(MNDOT)                    344 PM JUN 7       98 F

…MOWER COUNTY…

1 ENE DEXTER (1410 FT)(MNDOT)                    456 PM JUN 6       99 F
AUSTIN AWOS (1230 FT)(OTHER-MTR)              435 PM JUN 7       99 F
LE ROY (1290 FT)(IEM)                            554 PM JUN 6      100 F

…OLMSTED COUNTY…

1 WSW STEWARTVILLE (1230 FT)(AWS)            644 PM JUN 6       96 F
4 WSW RINGE (1140 FT)(APRSWXNET)              344 PM JUN 7       96 F
2 SE EYOTA (1309 FT)(MNDOT)                       431 PM JUN 7       97 F
3 E ROCHESTER (1040 FT)(APRSWXNET)            352 PM JUN 7       98 F
1 ESE ROCHESTER (997 FT)(IEM)                    639 PM JUN 6       99 F
1 SSE STEWARTVILLE (1253 FT)(APRSWXNET)    246 PM JUN 7       99 F
1 WSW ROCHESTER (1205 FT)(APRSWXNET)       633 PM JUN 6       99 F
ROCHESTER (HADS)                                  400 PM JUN 6      100 F
2 NE ROCHESTER (1046 FT)(IEM)                     450 PM JUN 6      101 F
3 SE ROCHESTER (1023 FT)(IEM)                     414 PM JUN 6      101 F
ROCHESTER ASOS (1318 FT)(ASOS)                 254 PM JUN 7      101 F
…WABASHA COUNTY…

3 NW BUFFALO (676 FT)(AWS)                        559 PM JUN 6       95 F
1 NE BEAR VALLEY (1000 FT)(APRSWXNET)        310 PM JUN 7       99 F
PLAINVIEW (1138 FT)(AWS)                         344 PM JUN 7      100 F
2 SSE KELLOGG (741 FT)(MNDOT)                    354 PM JUN 7      101 F

…WINONA COUNTY…

1 NE GOODVIEW (656 FT)(OTHER-MTR)            532 PM JUN 7       97 F

…WISCONSIN…

…ADAMS COUNTY…

3 SE GRAND MARSH (1092 FT)(MESOWEST)      445 PM JUN 7       89 F
FRIENDSHIP (958 FT)(AWS)                         229 PM JUN 7       95 F

…BUFFALO COUNTY…

COCHRANE (1083 FT)(AWS)                           624 PM JUN 6      100 F

…CLARK COUNTY…

1 WNW SIDNEY (1174 FT)(APRSWXNET)          358 PM JUN 7       93 F
LOYAL (1237 FT)(AWS)                             414 PM JUN 7       96 F

…CRAWFORD COUNTY…

1 SW MOUNT STERLING (1195 FT)(WIDOT)      405 PM JUN 7       93 F
DE SOTO (720 FT)(APRSWXNET)                    341 PM JUN 7       94 F
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN AWOS (662 FT)(OTHER-MTR) 535 PM JUN 7      96 F
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN (658 FT)(AWS)                   529 PM JUN 6      97 F
1 WNW PRAIRIE DU CHIEN (615 FT)(WIDOT)     504 PM JUN 6       99 F

…GRANT COUNTY…

1 W PLATTEVILLE (997 FT)(APRSWXNET)         500 PM JUN 7       93 F
FENNIMORE (1175 FT)(AWS)                         429 PM JUN 6       93 F
2 NE EAST DUBUQUE (800 FT)(WIDOT)           538 PM JUN 6       95 F
PLATTEVILLE AWOS (1023 FT)(OTHER-MTR)    455 PM JUN 7       95 F
MUSCODA (710 FT)(AWS)                            529 PM JUN 6       96 F
BOSCOBEL ASOS (672 FT)(ASOS)                 453 PM JUN 7       97 F
1 ENE BOSCOBEL (672 FT)(RAWS)                 403 PM JUN 7       98 F

…JACKSON COUNTY…

4 WNW BLACK RIVER FALLS (1090 FT)(WIDOT) 507 PM JUN 7       91 F
1 E BLACK RIVER FALLS (837 FT)(RAWS)         415 PM JUN 7       97 F

…JUNEAU COUNTY…

3 NW DELLWOOD (905 FT)(APRSWXNET)        541 PM JUN 7       93 F
MAUSTON (872 FT)(APRSWXNET)                  412 PM JUN 7       93 F
VOLK FIELD (908 FT)(OTHER-MTR)                455 PM JUN 7       93 F
1 E MAUSTON (880 FT)(WIDOT)                   401 PM JUN 7       94 F
1 WNW NECEDAH (950 FT)(RAWS)                348 PM JUN 7       96 F

…LA CROSSE COUNTY…

1 SW LA CROSSE (639 FT)(APRSWXNET)        356 PM JUN 7       97 F
1 W FRENCH ISLAND (660 FT)(WIDOT)           403 PM JUN 7       97 F
1 W LA CROSSE (960 FT)(APRSWXNET)          345 PM JUN 7       98 F
3 SW BARRE MILLS (820 FT)(APRSWXNET)      416 PM JUN 7       98 F
LA CROSSE ASOS (652 FT)(ASOS)                353 PM JUN 7      100 F

…MONROE COUNTY…

4 NNW RIDGEVILLE (990 FT)(WIDOT)             406 PM JUN 7       92 F
KENDALL (1059 FT)(APRSWXNET)                  400 PM JUN 7       93 F
2 N TOMAH (990 FT)(WIDOT)                       404 PM JUN 7       94 F
SPARTA AWOS (836 FT)(OTHER-MTR)            435 PM JUN 7       94 F

…RICHLAND COUNTY…

1 SSE RICHLAND CENTER (752 FT)(AWS)        634 PM JUN 6       95 F
3 WNW ITHACA (943 FT)(APRSWXNET)          444 PM JUN 6       95 F
RICHLAND CENTER (730 FT)(AWS)                 559 PM JUN 6       96 F

…TAYLOR COUNTY…

3 NE LUBLIN (1316 FT)(RAWS)                     414 PM JUN 7       93 F
MEDFORD AWOS (1469 FT)(OTHER-MTR)       515 PM JUN 7       93 F

…VERNON COUNTY…

3 N VIROQUA (1318 FT)(APRSWXNET)            413 PM JUN 7       93 F
ONTARIO (875 FT)(APRSWXNET)                   333 PM JUN 7       94 F
VIROQUA AWOS (1292 FT)(OTHER-MTR)         435 PM JUN 7       94 F

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This post was written by tschmidt on June 8, 2011

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Uh….

To be entirely honest, I totally just forgot what I was going to write here. In the meantime, enjoy the Rochester climate summary for April 2009.

Seriously, I have no idea what I was going to say…

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This post was written by Steph on May 2, 2009

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