Mild air greeted Rochester for the first few days of the new year, with a quick dip into the single digits above and below zero for the 4^th through the 7^th.  It stayed on the cool-side through mid month, but after the 15^th it would warm and stay unseasonably mild for the rest of the month – finishing almost 3 degrees above normal. Of note, low temperatures from the 17^th through the 25^th were warmer than the average highs! It was also a wet month with the 2.12 inch total coming in as the 4^th wettest on record for Rochester. There were 7 days with 1/10 of an inch or more of precipitation - tying for the most in a January and well above the normal of 3. Thanks to the mild conditions, some of that came as rain, but January also managed to drop some snow – 13.2”, about an inch above normal.

April experienced the usual swings in temperature that are typical for this spring month with highs in the 60s one day, dropping into the 40s two days later. On the whole, April finished around 1 ½ degrees above normal. The first 70 degree day for 2017 occurred on the 8^th (70) which is close to the average (the 12^th). The last freezing day for the winter season came on the morning of the 28^th, about a week earlier than average. It was a wet month with 16 days of measurable precipitation (tied for 4^th most in an April), 6 of those recording more than 1/4 of an inch. The monthly total of 4.55 inches made it the 13^th wettest April on record. The last few flurries for the winter season came on 27^th. 

January through April made for a very soggy start of 2017 – with the 11.20 inches during that span finishing as the 3^rd wettest 4 month start to a year for Rochester.

Temperatures ran the gamut in May with a high as low as 42 on the 1^st, to as warm as 87 on the 16^th. On the whole, temperatures finished nearly 2 degrees below the monthly normal. Precipitation also fell short of the monthly normal by about ½ inch. The bulk of the rain came over a 9 day stretch (15^th – 23^rd) with 8 of those days recording measurable precipitation. That stretch accounted for nearly 90% of May’s total. The peak wind gust for 2017 came in May with 66 mph recorded on the 17^th. 

Summer roared in with the flip of the calendar to June. Highs were in the 80s on 14 of the first   17 days, reaching 90 degrees or greater 3 times. It was the warmest start to a June, averaging over 72.5 degrees through the 17^th.  After the hot start, the month would finish on a relatively cool note. Temperatures were below normal for the rest of the month with highs only in the 60s for the 24^th through 26^th. June started off relatively dry with under 1/10 of an inch of rain falling from the 1^st through the 11^th. Rain was a bit more prevalent for the rest of the month, with 10 days of measurable rain through the 30^th, 5 of those recording around ¼” or greater. Still, June would finish around 1 inch below its normal.

July was right around its normal for temperatures, without any drastic swings from warm to cold (or vice versa). It was a dry month though – measurable rain only fell on 7 days (average is 10) while the monthly total was over 2 inches below a normal July. Most of what did fall came over a 5 day span – the 18^th through 21^st accounted for nearly 80% of the month’s total.

October stayed mild but was soggy. There were 13 days with measurable precipitation – tied for 8^th most on record for October and well above its average of 8. Out of those days, 6 of them recorded ¼” or more (4th most for an October) with an inch or greater failing on 2 of those days.The 5.09” total made it the 4^th wettest October on record. While mostly at or above the normal for the better part of the month, October would end on a chilly note. From the 27^th through 31^st highs were only in the 30s and 40s with the lows all below freezing. The first snowfall came in the form of 2.6 inches on the 27^th – one of the snowiest starts to a snowfall season (most was 5 inch snowfalls on 11/8/85 and 10/22/79).