Kieler, Wisconsin

..interesting tidbits on the 60 degree temperatures in Rochester MN
this November...

1. On November 10th... Rochester international Airport had a high
   temperature of 60 degrees. This was the fifth consecutive day
   in which the temperature has reached or exceeded 60 degrees.
   This has only happened in 4 other novembers. The longest stretch
   of days in which the temperature reached or exceeded 60 days in
   a November was 7 days back in 1953 /November 13-19/ and 1975
   /November 1 to 7/.

   The following table contains the longest stretches of November
   days with temperatures at or above 60 degrees.

          Longest stretches of November days
           in which the temperature reached
                or exceeded 60 degrees
                    in Rochester MN
                       1886-2009

                     consecutive
              rank days dates
              ---- ----------- -----
                1 7 days November 1-7 1975
                       7 days November 13-19 1953
                3 6 days November 5-10 1893
                4 5 days November 6- 2009
                       5 days November 3-7 2001

              + still going

2. This is the first November to have more days with 60 degree or
   higher temperatures than October. So far this November... there
   has been 5 days and there were only 3 days in October.

3. The greatest number of November days in which the temperature
   has reached or exceeded 60 degrees was 11 days back in 1975
   and 2001. During 2008... Rochester had 4 days.

4. There have only been 162 days which has reached or exceeded
   60 degrees this year. This was the least since 2006 when there
   was also 162 days. The least was 129 days back in 1883.