Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
505 NOUS43 KARX 011451 RRA PNSARX IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034- 041>044-053>055-061-020213- Public Information Statement National Weather Service La Crosse WI 951 AM CDT Thu Aug 1 2024 ...July 2024 had Near-Normal Temperatures and Slightly Above-Normal Rainfall in Rochester, MN... Temperatures... The average temperature was 70.6F at Rochester International Airport. This was 0.1F warmer than the 1991-2020 normal of 70.5F. The average high temperature was 80.5F. This was 0.2F warmer than the 1991-2020 normal of 80.3F. The average low temperature was 60.6F. This was 0.2F cooler than the 1991-2020 normal of 60.8F. The hottest temperature was 87F on July 31. The coolest temperature was 51F on July 1. There were no days in which the high temperature reached or exceeded 90F. The 1991-2020 normal is 2 days. Rainfall... A total of 4.76 inches of rain fell at Rochester International Airport. This was 0.57 inches wetter than the 1991-2020 normal of 4.19 inches. Measurable rain fell on 10 days (32.3%) and trace amounts fell on another 4 days (12.9%). The wettest day was 1.49 inches on July 13. ...July 2024 Records... None. ...Looking Ahead to August... The normal high temperature in Rochester falls from 79F on August 1st to 76F by the end of the month. The normal low temperature falls from 60F on the 1st to 56F by the end of the month. The normal mean temperature for the month is 68.2F. Rochesters hottest August occurred in 1947 with an average temperature of 77F, and their coldest August occurred in 1992 with an average of 63.1F. For August, the hottest temperature recorded was 100F on August 3, 1930, August 15, 1936, August 4, 1947, August 23, 1948, and August 24, 1948, and the coldest temperature was 32F on August 30, 1915. Normally, there is only 1 day with temperatures at or above 90F. The average precipitation for August is 4.12 inches. The wettest August occurred in 2007 when 14.07 inches of rain fell and the driest occurred in 1941 when 0.31 inches of rain fell. The wettest August day was 5.16 inches on August 18, 2007. Normally, there are 6 days with thunderstorms. $$ Boyne