April, 1998 Preliminary Local Climatological Data Rochester, MN National Weather Service |-Temperature-|--------Degree Days---------|-Precipitation-|-Snowfall-|----Wind----| (degrees F) (base 65 degrees F) (inches) (inches) (mph, deg) Heating Cooling Max Min Avg Dep HDD Seas Dep CDD Seas Dep Tot Tot Norm Tot Tot Avg Pk Dir from for for for for for Spd Gust at Norm Seas Seas Mon Mon Seas Pk Date | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 43 36 40 2 25 6579 -757 0 0 0 0.04 0.04 0.08 T 42.2 11.6 23 320 2 42 36 39 1 26 6605 -758 0 0 0 0 0.04 0.16 0.0 42.2 8.1 17 340 3 45 36 41 2 24 6629 -760 0 0 0 0 0.04 0.24 0.0 42.2 10.6 21 20 4 54 31 43 3 22 6651 -763 0 0 0 0 0.04 0.32 0.0 42.2 7.4 17 60 5 56 31 44 4 21 6672 -767 0 0 0 0 0.04 0.40 0 42.2 10.5 24 170 6 65 43 54 13 11 6683 -780 0 0 0 0.15 0.19 0.48 0 42.2 13.5 25 160 7 60 45 53 12 12 6695 -792 0 0 0 0.15 0.34 0.56 0 42.2 13.8 36 70 8 48 42 45 3 20 6715 -795 0 0 0 0.01 0.35 0.64 0 42.2 17.1 34 60 9 54 34 44 2 21 6736 -797 0 0 0 0 0.35 0.73 0 42.2 15.5 30 10 10 59 29 44 1 21 6757 -798 0 0 0 0 0.35 0.82 0 42.2 7.5 18 310 11 69 42 56 13 9 6766 -811 0 0 0 T 0.35 0.91 0 42.2 15.9 34 190 12 72 52 62 19 3 6769 -830 0 0 0 0.24 0.59 1.00 0.0 42.2 26.4 52 180 13 59 47 53 9 12 6781 -839 0 0 0 0.31 0.90 1.09 0 42.2 16.5 45 180 14 60 41 51 7 14 6795 -846 0 0 0 0 0.90 1.18 0.0 42.2 12.2 26 320 15 48 38 43 -2 22 6817 -844 0 0 0 0.64 1.54 1.27 0 42.2 19.0 33 50 16 50 33 42 -3 23 6840 -841 0 0 0 0.06 1.60 1.36 T 42.2 17.3 32 20 17 57 30 44 -2 21 6861 -839 0 0 0 0 1.60 1.45 0 42.2 12.6 31 270 18 62 38 50 4 15 6876 -843 0 0 0 T 1.60 1.54 0 42.2 15.4 34 220 19 59 42 51 4 14 6890 -847 0 0 0 0.05 1.65 1.63 0.0 42.2 9.1 38 210 20 57 42 50 3 15 6905 -850 0 0 0 0.10 1.75 1.73 0.0 42.2 8.7 31 80 21 63 37 50 3 15 6920 -853 0 0 0 0 1.75 1.83 0.0 42.2 M M M 22 67 37 52 4 13 6933 -857 0 0 0 0 1.75 1.93 0 42.2 6.2 17 310 23 71 43 57 9 8 6941 -866 0 0 0 0 1.75 2.03 0 42.2 8.0 18 290 24 77 48 63 14 2 6943 -880 0 0 0 0 1.75 2.13 0 42.2 9.3 17 250 25 66 47 57 8 8 6951 -888 0 0 0 0.07 1.82 2.23 0 42.2 17.2 33 100 26 59 39 49 -1 16 6967 -887 0 0 0 0.38 2.20 2.33 M M 19.4 37 90 27 59 33 46 -4 19 6986 -883 0 0 0 0 2.20 2.43 M M 11.0 25 80 28 63 33 48 -2 17 7003 -881 0 0 0 0 2.20 2.53 M M 8.4 18 130 29 66 40 53 2 12 7015 -883 0 0 0 T 2.20 2.63 M M 6.3 18 90 Monthly Summary for April TEMPERATURE DATA...... (DEGREES F) AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE.... 49.1 OR 4.2 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE.... 59.3 AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE.... 38.9 HIGHEST TEMPERATURE WAS 77 ON DAY 24 LOWEST TEMPERATURE WAS 29 ON DAY 10 HEATING DEGREE DAYS (BASE 65) COOLING DEGREE DAYS MONTHLY TOTAL ........... 470 MONTHLY TOTAL .......... 0 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL.... -133 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL... 0 SEASONAL TOTAL (JUL-JUN). 7024 SEASONAL TOTAL (JAN-DEC) 0 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL.... -888 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL... 0 PRECIPITATION DATA.... ..RAIN.. TOTAL FOR THE MONTH......... 2.20 OR 0.53 INCHES BELOW NORMAL TOTAL SINCE JANUARY 1ST..... 8.26 OR 2.23 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL GREATEST 24 HOUR RAINFALL WAS 0.70 INCHES ON DAY(S) 15-16 ..SNOW.. TOTAL FOR THE MONTH......... 0.0 TOTAL FOR THE SEASON........ 42.2 GREATEST 24 HOUR SNOWFALL WAS INCHES ON DAY(S) __ __ ..NUMBER OF DAYS.. WITH .01 INCHES OR MORE 12 HIGHS 32 DEGREES OR COLDER 0 WITH .10 INCHES OR MORE 7 HIGHS 90 DEGREES OR WARMER 0 WITH .50 INCHES OR MORE 1 LOWS 32 DEGREES OR COLDER 4 WITH 1.00 INCHES OR MORE 0 LOWS 0 DEGREES OR COLDER 0 WIND DATA............. THE AVERAGE MONTHLY WIND SPEED WAS 12.0 MPH THE FASTEST TWO-MINUTE WIND WAS... 44 MPH FROM 190 DEGREES THE HIGHEST PEAK WIND GUST WAS.... 52 FROM 180 DEGREES REMARKS... SEE LATEST PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR MORE CLIMATE INFORMATION END...