Sorry I haven't be forecasting or updating this blog, had some computer issues and been real busy.
Below comes from our NWS.
Tracking The Heat of 2012
Think it has been hot this summer? For the months of June and July, the temperatures in La Crosse were equivalent to those you would experience living in Atlanta, Georgia! For July alone, the temperatures in La Crosse were more like those experienced in Miami, Florida.
Here is a look at the number of 90+, 95+, and 100+ degree (F) days so far in 2012 at various locations around the region. Further below are some heat records and rankings for the 2012 meteorological summer in La Crosse and Rochester. Also included are temperature traces for July.
Information valid through August 4, 2012 - Updated August 5, 2012 at 4:00 a.m.
| 90 Degree Frequency | Average Per Year | 2012 So Far | 2011 Total |
| La Crosse, WI | 14.6 | 29 | 17 |
| Rochester, MN | 9.2 | 17 | 10 |
| Austin, MN | 10.3 | 19 | 11 |
| Winona, MN | 17.2 | 17 | 12 |
| New Hampton, IA | 13.4 | 23 | 11 |
| Charles City, IA | 15.5 | 27 | 11 |
| Lancaster, WI | 12.0 | 25 | 9 |
| Mauston, WI | 10.4 | 21 | 11 |
| Medford, WI | 6.5 | 5 | 6 |
|
| 95 Degree Frequency | Average Per Year | 2012 So Far | 2011 Total |
| La Crosse, WI | 3.3 | 12 | 7 |
| Rochester, MN | 2.1 | 1 | 4 |
| Austin, MN | 1.7 | 8 | 3 |
| Winona, MN | 4.8 | 7 | 5 |
| New Hampton, IA | 3.1 | 7 | 2 |
| Charles City, IA | 3.7 | 10 | 4 |
| Lancaster, WI | 2.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Mauston, WI | 1.1 | 8 | 1 |
| Medford, WI | 1.4 | 1 | 0 |
|
| 100 Degree Frequency | Average Per Year | 2012 So Far | 2011 Total |
| La Crosse, WI |
0.5
|
3
|
1
|
Rochester, MN
|
0.4
|
0
|
1
|
Austin, MN
|
0.0
|
0
|
1
|
Winona, MN
|
0.2
|
1
|
0
|
New Hampton, IA
|
0.6
|
0
|
0
|
Charles City, IA
|
0.6
|
0
|
0
|
Lancaster, WI
|
0.5
|
1
|
0
|
Mauston, WI
|
0.3
|
4
|
0
|
Medford, WI
|
0.3
|
0
|
0
|
|
Historical Rankings for Number of 90+ and 95+ Degree Days
La Crosse
|
| Record 90+ Days | | Record 95+ Days |
| 1) | 46 | 1988 | | 1) | 25 | 1988 |
| 2) | 37 | 1995 | | 2) | 20 | 1931 |
| 3) | 35 | 1955 | | 3) | 17 | 1936 |
| | | 1931 | | 4) | 16 | 1955 |
| | | 1910 | | 5) | 15 | 1934 |
| 6) | 34 | 1934 | | | | 1901 |
| 7) | 33 | 1980 | | 7) | 14 | 1995 |
| | | 1936 | | | | 1965 |
| | | 1894 | | 9) | 13 | 1874 |
| 10) | 30 | 1983 | | 10) | 12 | 2012 |
| | | 1921 | | | | |
| |
Rochester
|
| Record 90+ Days | | Record 95+ Days |
| 1) | 38 | 1934 | | 1) | 19 | 1934 |
| 2) | 33 | 1916 | | 2) | 18 | 1936 |
| 3) | 32 | 1936 | | | | 1931 |
| 4) | 31 | 1955 | | 4) | 14 | 1955 |
| | | 1931 | | | | 1913 |
| 6) | 30 | 1988 | | 6) | 12 | 1910 |
| 7) | 29 | 1948 | | 7) | 11 | 1947 |
| 8) | 28 | 1910 | | | | 1916 |
| 9) | 27 | 1913 | | 9) | 9 | 1988 |
| 10) | 26 | 1941 | | | | 1933 |
| | | | | | | 1930 |
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