Rochester Dealing With Three Week Streak of Below Average Temps

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) -Yes, it’s been cold. Rochester is entering its fourth straight week of below-average temperatures.

The average daily temperature has been below normal every day since Oct 22nd. During that span, the average daily temperature has been anywhere from 2 to 28 degrees below normal.

The Rochester area experienced another frigid day Monday. Rochester’s official high of 19 just missed setting a record for the lowest maximum temperature for Nov 11th by 2 degrees.

Rochester’s unofficial low Tuesday was 2 degrees. The record low for Nov 12th is -1(1986).

It was much colder in northeast Minnesota Tuesday morning. The coldest reading was -16 in Cotton while Embarrass checked in with - 15 degrees

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