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Statement as of 3:33 PM CDT on May 17, 2013


... Wettest Spring in Rochester MN...

Shortly after 3 PM on may 17th, Rochester international Airport
established a new Spring precipitation record. Through 306 PM... the
Airport had received 2.37 inches of rain today. This raised the
meteorological Spring /March 1st to may 31st/ precipitation total to
15.89 inches which is the highest precipitation ever for a Spring.
The previous record was 15.87 inches in 2001.

The Table below lists the top ten wettest meteorological Springs in
Rochester MN.

    Wettest meteorological Springs
           in Rochester MN
              1886-2013

            March 1-may 31
            precipitation
   rank total year
   ---- ------------- ----
     1 15.89 inches 2013+
     1 15.87 inches 2001
     3 15.09 inches 1888
     4 14.57 inches 1990
     5 14.35 inches 1945
     6 12.85 inches 1982
     7 12.60 inches 1999
     8 12.37 inches 1973
     9 12.06 inches 1938
    10 11.91 inches 1991

    + through 306 PM on may 17th


Public Information Statement

Statement as of 7:25 AM CDT on May 18, 2013


... 3rd wettest May Day in Rochester MN...

On may 17th... Rochester international Airport received 2.43 inches
of rain. This made it the third wettest May Day. It was the wettest
May Day since may 17 2000 and the wettest day since July 15 2011
when 2.73 inches of rain fell.

The Table below lists the top ten wettest may days.

          Wettest may days
          in Rochester MN
             1886-2013

            rainfall
    rank total date
    ---- -------- ----
      1 4.02 inches 2000-05-17
      2 2.97 inches 1912-05-20
      3 2.43 inches 2012-05-17
      4 2.33inches 1945-05-24
      5 2.08 inches 1970-05-27
      6 1.97 inches 1982-05-12
      7 1.88 inches 1980-05-29
           1.88 inches 1941-05-29
      9 1.80 inches 1961-05-31
     10 1.76 inches 1990-05-09


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