Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for La Crosse Wb City (USC00474375), Wisconsin, United States, with 81 years of record.
Key Facts for La Crosse Wb City
La Crosse Wb City (USC00474375) is a weather station in Wisconsin, United States at 43.82 latitude and -91.25 longitude, 208 m (682 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1872 to 1952, 81 years of record.
1,464 records set at La Crosse Wb City still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
La Crosse Wb City tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 21.7 C (71.1 F) on 28 August 1952.
About the Station
Location: Wisconsin, United States, 43.82 latitude, -91.25 longitude.
Elevation: 208 m (682 ft).
Period of record: 1872 to 1952, 81 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at La Crosse Wb City. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at La Crosse Wb City, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
13.9 C (57.0 F)
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
18.3 C (64.9 F)
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
41.7 C (107.1 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.9 C (102.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
42.2 C (108.0 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
16.1 C (61.0 F)
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at La Crosse Wb City still stand. 1880 holds the most, with 34.
Standing records at La Crosse Wb City by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1872
18
1873
29
1874
23
1875
25
1876
21
1877
28
1878
27
1879
23
1880
34
1881
14
1882
21
1883
16
1884
14
1885
10
1886
23
1887
28
1888
20
1889
11
1890
17
1891
20
1892
12
1893
9
1894
26
1895
21
1896
28
1897
28
1898
16
1899
25
1900
20
1901
25
1902
13
1903
19
1904
13
1905
8
1906
8
1907
10
1908
13
1909
24
1910
26
1911
28
1912
20
1913
22
1914
14
1915
14
1916
27
1917
15
1918
15
1919
9
1920
18
1921
16
1922
15
1923
14
1924
11
1925
24
1926
14
1927
17
1928
19
1929
12
1930
27
1931
30
1932
15
1933
22
1934
22
1935
13
1936
32
1937
16
1938
8
1939
17
1940
14
1941
9
1942
10
1943
13
1944
12
1945
16
1946
13
1947
25
1948
19
1949
11
1950
12
1951
13
1952
5
All-Time Record Progression
7 new records
7 all-time records were set at La Crosse Wb City between 7 December 1927 and 14 July 1936. Each dot is a new record.
When La Crosse Wb City set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1927-12-07
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 42.4 cm (16.7 in)
1929-01-24
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 55.9 cm (22.0 in)
1929-01-25
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 68.6 cm (27.0 in)
1929-01-29
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 71.1 cm (28.0 in)
1929-01-31
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 73.7 cm (29.0 in)
1934-05-31
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 41.7 C (107.1 F)
1936-07-14
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 42.2 C (108.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 141.0 mm (5.6 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at La Crosse Wb City. The most was 141.0 mm (5.6 in) on 6 September 1884.
Record daily precipitation for each month at La Crosse Wb City
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
5 January 1946
Feb
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
22 February 1922
Mar
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
27 March 1880
Apr
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
12 April 1903
May
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
19 May 1912
Jun
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
28 June 1942
Jul
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
21 July 1907
Aug
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
11 August 1909
Sep
141.0 mm (5.6 in)
6 September 1884
Oct
124.2 mm (4.9 in)
28 October 1900
Nov
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
11 November 1909
Dec
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
25 December 1895
Period of Record Coverage
1872 to 1952
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
81 years of record at La Crosse Wb City, 1872 to 1952. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1872, 1952.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 79 complete years at La Crosse Wb City, 1873 to 1951. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.0 C (46.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 5.5 C (41.9 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 10.9 C (51.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.9 C (5.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at La Crosse Wb City as warming stripes, 1873 to 1951
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1873
6.4 C
-1.61 C
1874
8.2 C
+0.20 C
1875
5.8 C
-2.19 C
1876
7.4 C
-0.60 C
1877
9.2 C
+1.21 C
1878
10.4 C
+2.36 C
1879
8.5 C
+0.54 C
1880
8.4 C
+0.44 C
1881
8.6 C
+0.62 C
1882
8.8 C
+0.81 C
1883
6.3 C
-1.72 C
1884
7.5 C
-0.54 C
1885
6.9 C
-1.07 C
1886
8.5 C
+0.54 C
1887
7.4 C
-0.62 C
1888
6.1 C
-1.92 C
1889
8.0 C
+0.03 C
1890
7.8 C
-0.20 C
1891
8.1 C
+0.13 C
1892
7.2 C
-0.82 C
1893
6.9 C
-1.06 C
1894
9.2 C
+1.16 C
1895
7.7 C
-0.31 C
1896
7.9 C
-0.09 C
1897
7.6 C
-0.42 C
1898
8.1 C
+0.11 C
1899
7.6 C
-0.42 C
1900
8.7 C
+0.69 C
1901
8.4 C
+0.38 C
1902
8.1 C
+0.15 C
1903
7.5 C
-0.46 C
1904
6.9 C
-1.09 C
1905
7.5 C
-0.45 C
1906
8.5 C
+0.48 C
1907
7.2 C
-0.79 C
1908
8.7 C
+0.68 C
1909
7.4 C
-0.55 C
1910
8.2 C
+0.24 C
1911
8.4 C
+0.39 C
1912
6.9 C
-1.13 C
1913
8.5 C
+0.55 C
1914
8.4 C
+0.36 C
1915
7.9 C
-0.08 C
1916
7.4 C
-0.61 C
1917
5.5 C
-2.48 C
1918
8.0 C
+0.01 C
1919
8.0 C
-0.04 C
1920
7.8 C
-0.24 C
1921
9.7 C
+1.73 C
1922
8.5 C
+0.54 C
1923
8.2 C
+0.22 C
1924
6.5 C
-1.48 C
1925
7.8 C
-0.18 C
1926
7.2 C
-0.83 C
1927
7.7 C
-0.33 C
1928
8.4 C
+0.37 C
1929
6.8 C
-1.24 C
1930
8.8 C
+0.78 C
1931
10.9 C
+2.89 C
1932
7.9 C
-0.12 C
1933
8.9 C
+0.86 C
1934
9.2 C
+1.16 C
1935
7.9 C
-0.07 C
1936
7.7 C
-0.33 C
1937
7.6 C
-0.39 C
1938
9.3 C
+1.32 C
1939
9.4 C
+1.42 C
1940
7.9 C
-0.09 C
1941
9.6 C
+1.58 C
1942
8.4 C
+0.39 C
1943
7.6 C
-0.44 C
1944
9.0 C
+0.97 C
1945
7.5 C
-0.45 C
1946
9.2 C
+1.24 C
1947
8.3 C
+0.34 C
1948
8.9 C
+0.91 C
1949
9.2 C
+1.23 C
1950
7.0 C
-1.01 C
1951
6.8 C
-1.22 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1873 to 1951 is 0.09 C (-0.01 to 0.18) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.16 F (-0.01 to 0.33) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 79 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at La Crosse Wb City
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.09 C (-0.01 to 0.18) per decade
0.16 F (-0.01 to 0.33) per decade
1873 to 1951
79
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.13 C (0.03 to 0.23) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1873 to 1951
79
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.05 C (-0.06 to 0.15) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1873 to 1951
79
Not clearly different from zero
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1872 to 1952
Yearly extremes at La Crosse Wb City: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1936
35.6 C (96.1 F)
81
Coldest night (TNn)
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1873
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
81
Wettest day (Rx1day)
141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1884
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
81
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
212.4 mm (8.4 in)
1900
88.7 mm (3.5 in)
81
Longest dry spell (CDD)
53 days
1943
23 days
81
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at La Crosse Wb City, 1872 to 1952. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at La Crosse Wb City by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1872
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1873
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1874
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1875
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1876
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1877
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1878
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1879
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1880
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1881
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1882
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1883
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1884
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1885
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1886
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1887
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1888
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1889
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1890
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1891
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1892
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1893
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1894
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1895
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1896
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1897
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1898
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1899
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1900
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1901
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1902
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1903
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1904
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1905
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1906
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1907
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1908
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1909
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1910
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1911
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1912
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1913
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1914
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1915
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1916
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1917
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1918
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1919
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1920
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1921
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1922
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1923
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1924
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1925
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1926
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1927
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1928
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1929
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1930
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1931
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1932
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1933
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1934
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1935
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1936
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1937
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1938
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1939
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1940
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1941
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1942
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1943
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1944
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1945
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1946
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1947
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1948
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1949
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1950
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1951
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1952
34.4 C (93.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at La Crosse Wb City, 1872 to 1952. The record is -41.7 C (-43.1 F) in 1873, marked on the chart; the median year is -30.0 C (-22.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at La Crosse Wb City by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1872
-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1873
-41.7 C (-43.1 F)
1874
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1875
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1876
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1877
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1878
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1879
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1880
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1881
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1882
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1883
-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1884
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1885
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1886
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1887
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1888
-41.1 C (-42.0 F)
1889
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1890
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1891
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1892
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1893
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1894
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1895
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1896
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1897
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1898
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1899
-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1900
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1901
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1902
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1903
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1904
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1905
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1906
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1907
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1908
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1909
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1910
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1911
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1912
-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1913
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1914
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1915
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1916
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1917
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1918
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1919
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1920
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1921
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1922
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1923
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1924
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1925
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1926
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1927
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1928
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1929
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1930
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1931
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1932
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1933
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1934
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1935
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1936
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1937
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1938
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1939
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1940
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1941
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1942
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1943
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1944
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1945
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1946
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1947
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1948
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1949
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1950
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1951
-37.2 C (-35.0 F)
1952
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at La Crosse Wb City, 1872 to 1952. The record is 141.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1884, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.9 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at La Crosse Wb City by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1872
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1873
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1874
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1875
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1876
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1877
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1878
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1879
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1880
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1881
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1882
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1883
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1884
141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1885
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1886
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1887
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1888
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1889
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1890
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1891
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1892
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1893
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1894
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1895
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1896
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1897
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1898
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1899
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1900
124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1901
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1902
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1903
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1904
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1905
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1906
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1907
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1908
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1909
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1910
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1911
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1912
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1913
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1914
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1915
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1916
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1917
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1918
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1919
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1920
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1921
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1922
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1923
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1924
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1925
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1926
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1927
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1928
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1929
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1930
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1931
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1932
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1933
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1934
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1935
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1936
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1937
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1938
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1939
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1940
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1941
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1942
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1943
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1944
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1945
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1946
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1947
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1948
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1949
26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1950
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1951
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1952
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at La Crosse Wb City, 1872 to 1952. The record is 212.4 mm (8.4 in) in 1900, marked on the chart; the median year is 88.7 mm (3.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at La Crosse Wb City by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1872
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1873
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1874
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1875
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1876
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1877
116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1878
93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1879
160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1880
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1881
146.5 mm (5.8 in)
1882
60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1883
205.5 mm (8.1 in)
1884
176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1885
107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1886
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1887
31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1888
121.8 mm (4.8 in)
1889
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1890
99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1891
63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1892
80.4 mm (3.2 in)
1893
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1894
88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1895
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1896
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1897
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1898
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1899
165.2 mm (6.5 in)
1900
212.4 mm (8.4 in)
1901
159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1902
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1903
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1904
60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1905
107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1906
88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1907
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1908
75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1909
201.0 mm (7.9 in)
1910
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1911
76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1912
102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1913
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1914
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1915
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1916
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1917
97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1918
60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1919
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1920
121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1921
82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1922
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1923
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1924
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1925
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1926
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1927
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1928
102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1929
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1930
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1931
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1932
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1933
80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1934
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1935
162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1936
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1937
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1938
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1939
128.6 mm (5.1 in)
1940
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1941
94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1942
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1943
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1944
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1945
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1946
124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1947
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1948
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1949
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1950
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1951
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1952
114.0 mm (4.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at La Crosse Wb City, 1872 to 1952. The record is 53 days in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at La Crosse Wb City by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1872
41 days
1873
19 days
1874
24 days
1875
15 days
1876
14 days
1877
29 days
1878
19 days
1879
19 days
1880
22 days
1881
15 days
1882
25 days
1883
28 days
1884
11 days
1885
18 days
1886
23 days
1887
18 days
1888
37 days
1889
30 days
1890
23 days
1891
27 days
1892
20 days
1893
23 days
1894
27 days
1895
22 days
1896
21 days
1897
24 days
1898
20 days
1899
19 days
1900
23 days
1901
20 days
1902
23 days
1903
48 days
1904
20 days
1905
18 days
1906
21 days
1907
25 days
1908
30 days
1909
28 days
1910
36 days
1911
27 days
1912
21 days
1913
25 days
1914
19 days
1915
28 days
1916
20 days
1917
28 days
1918
22 days
1919
25 days
1920
18 days
1921
15 days
1922
17 days
1923
25 days
1924
18 days
1925
24 days
1926
20 days
1927
24 days
1928
22 days
1929
15 days
1930
28 days
1931
17 days
1932
22 days
1933
26 days
1934
31 days
1935
23 days
1936
23 days
1937
19 days
1938
23 days
1939
35 days
1940
22 days
1941
17 days
1942
38 days
1943
53 days
1944
24 days
1945
22 days
1946
23 days
1947
25 days
1948
20 days
1949
34 days
1950
30 days
1951
18 days
1952
15 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
79 years with a frost
Across 79 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at La Crosse Wb City falls on 24 April and the median first autumn frost on 9 October, which leaves a median of 168 days between them.
In 1922 to 1951 the median growing season was 165 days. That is 6 days fewer than in 1873 to 1902.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.9 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at La Crosse Wb City
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1873 to 1902)
Recent period (1922 to 1951)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
24 April
22 April
26 April
4 days later
+0.3 days per decade
First autumn frost
9 October
9 October
11 October
2 days later
-0.6 days per decade
Growing days
168 days
171 days
165 days
6 days fewer
-0.9 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
79 years, 1873 to 1951
A day with at least 55.2 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 128.4 mm (5.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at La Crosse Wb City: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
55.2 mm (2.2 in)
5 years
74.0 mm (2.9 in)
10 years
86.8 mm (3.4 in)
25 years
103.3 mm (4.1 in)
50 years
115.7 mm (4.6 in)
100 years
128.4 mm (5.1 in)
Longer than the 79 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 79 years of values from 1873 to 1951.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 141.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1884; 124.2 mm (4.9 in) in 1900; 113.8 mm (4.5 in) in 1907.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.