Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
363 NOUS43 KARX 011716 PNSARX IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ017-029-032>034- 041>044-053>055-061-020505- Public Information Statement National Weather Service La Crosse WI 1116 AM CST Mon Dec 1 2025 ...November 2025 Climate Summary for Rochester, MN... ...November 2025 Highlights... Temperatures - Warmer than Normal During November, Rochester International Airport had an average temperature of 36.2F. This was 2.6F warmer than the 1991-2020 normal of 33.6F. The average high temperature was 44.2F. This was 2.5F warmer than the 1991-2020 normal of 41.7F. The average low temperature was 28.3F. This was 2.7F warmer than the 1991-2020 normal of 25.6F. The warmest high temperature was 69F on November 14. The coldest high temperature was 22F on November 30. The warmest low temperature was 38F on November 24. The coldest low temperature was 13F on November 28. Precipitation - Drier than Normal During November, 1.52 inches of precipitation fell at Rochester International Airport. This was 0.28 inches below the 1991-2020 normal of 1.80 inches. The wettest day was on November 29 when 0.50 inches of precipitation fell. Measurable precipitation fell on 10 days and trace amounts fell on another 3 days. Snowfall - 17th Snowiest During November, a 9.7 inches of snow was measured by the official snow observer near Rochester International Airport. This was 5.2 inches below the 1991-2020 normal of 4.5 inches. This was the 17th snowiest November and the snowiest since 2019 (13.1 inches). The snowiest day was November 29 when 7.6 inches of snow fell. This not only easily surpassed the previous snow record for the day (3.8 inches in 1988), but it was the 5th largest one-day November snowfall. It was the largest one-day snowfall since March 15, 2021 (7.9 inches), and the largest November one-day snowfall since November 10, 2006 (10.5 inches). On November 29-30, 8.2 inches of this snow fell. This was 8th largest 2-day November snowfall. This was the largest 2-day snowfall since February 23-24, 2019 (12.1 inches) and the greatest November 2- day snowfall since November 10-11, 2006 (10.5 inches - 5th largest November 2-day snowfall). Measurable snow fell on 6 days and trace amounts fell on another 2 days. ...November 2025 Records... Daily - November 14 - Record High of 69F - Previous Record was 68F in 1990 November 29 - Snow - 7.6 inches - Previous Record was 3.8 inches in 1988 ...Looking ahead to December... The normal high temperature in Rochester starts off at 34F on December 1st and falls to 24F by the end of the month. The normal low temperature starts off at 19F on the 1st and falls to 9F by the end of the month. The warmest December temperature on record is 64F on December 4, 2017, and December 15, 2021, and the coldest is - 33F on December 19, 1983. The normal mean temperature for December is 20.8F. Rochesters warmest December occurred in 1931 with an average temperature of 30.7F, and its coldest December occurred in 1983 with an average temperature of 2.9F. The normal December precipitation is 1.28 inches. The wettest December occurred in 2010 with 3.68 inches of precipitation and the driest December occurred in 1943 with only a trace. This tied March 1910 and June 1910 for their driest month. The wettest December day occurred on December 11, 2010, when 1.36 inches of precipitation fell. The normal December snowfall is 12.4 inches. The snowiest December occurred in 2010 with 41.3 inches of snow. This was their snowiest month. The least snow was a trace in 1913 and 1943. The snowiest December day occurred on December 11, 2010, when 15 inches of snow fell. $$ Boyne