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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI                                
159 AM CDT FRI MAY 9 2008

...THE LA CROSSE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1873 TO 2008

 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME  RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         68    146 PM  89    1874  70     -2       80       
  MINIMUM         39    452 AM  32    1976  46     -7       57       
  AVERAGE         54                        58     -4       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.70 2006   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.19                      0.88   0.31     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.08                      6.26   3.82     5.37    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.52                      8.44   4.08     7.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2004   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      8.7                       9.2   -0.5     10.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     67.9                      44.3   23.6     49.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         9      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   74                        79     -5       25       
  SINCE MAR 1   1741                      1559    182     1359       
  SINCE JUL 1   7409                      7179    230     6685       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7        4       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        15    -15       25       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                        15    -15       25       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         
                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE LA CROSSE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        93      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        27      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2008...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT   
MAY 10 2008...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT   
                                                                     
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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