PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
800 AM CST MON JAN 1 2001
...3RD WETTEST YEAR IN ROCHESTER MINNESOTA...
DURING 2000...ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT RECEIVED 42.65 INCHES OF
PRECIPITATION. THIS MADE IT THE THIRD WETTEST YEAR IN ROCHESTER.
PRECIPITATION RECORDS FOR THE ROCHESTER DATE BACK TO 1909. THE
WETTEST YEAR OCCURRED BACK IN 1990 WHEN 43.94 INCHES OF
PRECIPITATION FELL. THE TABLE BELOW GIVES THE TOP WETTEST YEARS IN
ROCHESTER.
WETTEST YEARS IN ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA
PRECIPITATION
RANK YEAR TOTAL
---- ---- -------------
1 1990 43.94 INCHES
2 1938 43.69 INCHES
3 2000 42.65 INCHES
4 1942 41.68 INCHES
5 1973 40.90 INCHES
NORMALLY...THE ROCHESTER AREA RECEIVES 29.66 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION
A YEAR. THIS AMOUNT WAS SURPASSED ON JULY 12, 2000 AND SINCE THAT
DATE...THE ROCHESTER AREA HAS RECEIVED JUST 12.91 INCHES OF
PRECIPITATION. WE RECEIVED ALMOST THAT AMOUNT IN JUST JUNE 2000
(12.52 INCHES) ALONE.
THE FOLLOWING TABLE GIVES A BREAK DOWN OF THE MONTHLY PRECIPITATION
IN ROCHESTER DURING 2000...
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION IN ROCHESTER
PRECIPITATION DEPARTURE
MONTH AMOUNT FROM NORMAL
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JANUARY 1.76 INCHES + 0.98 INCHES
FEBRUARY 0.99 INCHES + 0.25 INCHES
MARCH 0.87 INCHES - 0.91 INCHES
APRIL 0.94 INCHES - 1.79 INCHES
MAY 7.37 INCHES + 3.97 INCHES
JUNE 12.52 INCHES + 8.80 INCHES
JULY 5.56 INCHES + 1.36 INCHES
AUGUST 5.25 INCHES + 1.37 INCHES
SEPTEMBER 1.04 INCHES - 2.43 INCHES
OCTOBER 1.65 INCHES - 0.65 INCHES
NOVEMBER 3.06 INCHES + 1.45 INCHES
DECEMBER 1.64 INCHES + 0.61 INCHES
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YEAR TOTAL 42.65 INCHES + 12.99 INCHES
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