CXUS53 KARX 010744 CLMRST CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 244 AM CDT WED APR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE ROCHESTER MN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1886 TO 2026 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 77 03/30 80 03/28 LOWEST -3 03/17 11 03/02 03/06 AVG. MAXIMUM 47.5 39.9 7.6 49.5 AVG. MINIMUM 27.2 23.4 3.8 28.0 MEAN 37.4 31.7 5.7 38.7 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 5 7.9 -2.9 2 DAYS MIN <= 32 20 24.4 -4.4 25 DAYS MIN <= 0 1 1.7 -0.7 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 4.02 1888 TOTALS 2.09 2.02 0.07 2.79 DAYS >= .01 6 10.2 -4.2 9 DAYS >= .10 2 4.8 -2.8 7 DAYS >= .50 2 1.1 0.9 2 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.2 0.8 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.18 03/06 TO 03/07 1.01 03/04 TO 03/05 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 35.1 1951 SNOW DEPTH 25 03/02/2019 03/05/2014 TOTALS 12.6 8.6 4.0 9.5 SINCE 7/1 39.5 49.3 -9.8 22.2 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 2 1 DAYS >= TRACE 9 5.6 3.4 3 DAYS >= 1.0 1 2.3 -1.3 2 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 12 03/16 6 03/20 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 851 1034 -183 808 SINCE 7/1 6347 6947 -600 6219 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 49/300 DATE 03/13 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 68/280 DATE 03/13 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 72 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 7 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 9 SLEET 0 FOG 15 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4 HAZE 7 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ BOYNE