La Crosse River Weather Records (USC00474379)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for La Crosse River (USC00474379), Wisconsin, United States, with 108 years of record.

Key Facts for La Crosse River

La Crosse River (USC00474379) is a weather station in Wisconsin, United States at 43.81 latitude and -91.26 longitude, 192 m (630 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1883 to 1990, 108 years of record.
360 records set at La Crosse River still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
La Crosse River set a daily record precipitation of 39.1 mm (1.5 in) on 9 May 1990.

About the Station

Location: Wisconsin, United States, 43.81 latitude, -91.26 longitude.
Elevation: 192 m (630 ft).
Period of record: 1883 to 1990, 108 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at La Crosse River. 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 River, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	7.8 C (46.0 F)	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

360 standing records

360 records at La Crosse River still stand. 1981 holds the most, with 239.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 182.6 mm (7.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at La Crosse River. The most was 182.6 mm (7.2 in) on 28 October 1900.

Record daily precipitation for each month at La Crosse River
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	6 January 1946
Feb	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	23 February 1922
Mar	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	14 March 1918
Apr	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	3 April 1981
May	97.5 mm (3.8 in)	1 May 1954
Jun	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	12 June 1899
Jul	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	27 July 1987
Aug	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	21 August 1939
Sep	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	6 September 1884
Oct	182.6 mm (7.2 in)	28 October 1900
Nov	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	18 November 1958
Dec	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	8 December 1927

Period of Record Coverage

1980 to 1983

4 years of record at La Crosse River, 1980 to 1983. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983.

Latest Records

Latest records at La Crosse River
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 May 1990	La Crosse River, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	63 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
13 March 1990	La Crosse River, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	49 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 1989	La Crosse River, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	87 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
30 May 1989	La Crosse River, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	80 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
3 March 1989	La Crosse River, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	38 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1988	La Crosse River, US	daily rain (Tie)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	tie	47 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 1988	La Crosse River, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	93 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 September 1988	La Crosse River, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
18 August 1988	La Crosse River, US	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 1988	La Crosse River, US	daily rain	58.2 mm (2.3 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	45 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
26 April 1988	La Crosse River, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1988	La Crosse River, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	41 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 1987	La Crosse River, US	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	29 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1987	La Crosse River, US	monthly rain	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	87 years	65 of 100 (Major)
13 May 1987	La Crosse River, US	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1987	La Crosse River, US	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1986	La Crosse River, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 1986	La Crosse River, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 1986	La Crosse River, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	35 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 August 1985	La Crosse River, US	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	38 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1883 to 1990

Yearly extremes at La Crosse River: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1981	12.8 C (55.0 F)	4
Coldest night (TNn)	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	1982	-16.6 C (2.0 F)	4
Wettest day (Rx1day)	182.6 mm (7.2 in)	1900	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	84
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	213.8 mm (8.4 in)	1900	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	84
Longest dry spell (CDD)	55 days	1903	23 days	84

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at La Crosse River, 1883 to 1990. The record is 21.1 C (70.0 F) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 12.8 C (55.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at La Crosse River by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1883	n/a
1884	n/a
1885	n/a
1886	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1980	4.4 C (39.9 F)
1981	21.1 C (70.0 F)
1982	7.8 C (46.0 F)
1983	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at La Crosse River, 1883 to 1990. The record is -31.7 C (-25.1 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.6 C (2.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at La Crosse River by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1883	n/a
1884	n/a
1885	n/a
1886	n/a
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1980	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1981	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1982	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1983	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at La Crosse River, 1883 to 1990. The record is 182.6 mm (7.2 in) in 1900, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.9 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at La Crosse River by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
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	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1890	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1891	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1892	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1893	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1894	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1895	10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1896	n/a
1897	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1898	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1899	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1900	182.6 mm (7.2 in)
1901	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1902	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1903	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1904	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1905	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1906	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1907	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1908	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1909	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1910	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1911	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1912	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1913	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1914	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1915	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1916	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1917	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1918	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1919	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1920	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1921	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1922	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1923	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1924	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1925	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1926	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1927	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1928	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1929	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1930	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1931	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1932	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1933	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1934	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1935	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1936	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1937	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1938	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1939	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1940	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1941	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1942	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1943	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1944	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1945	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1946	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1947	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1948	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1949	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1951	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1952	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1953	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1954	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1955	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1956	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1957	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1958	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1980	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1981	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1982	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1983	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1985	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1986	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1987	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1988	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1989	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1990	39.1 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at La Crosse River, 1883 to 1990. The record is 213.8 mm (8.4 in) in 1900, marked on the chart; the median year is 79.0 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at La Crosse River by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1883	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1884	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1885	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1886	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1887	31.6 mm (1.2 in)
1888	121.5 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	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1894	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1895	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
1896	n/a
1897	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1898	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1899	165.2 mm (6.5 in)
1900	213.8 mm (8.4 in)
1901	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1902	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1903	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1904	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1905	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1906	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1907	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1908	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1909	200.9 mm (7.9 in)
1910	52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1911	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1912	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1913	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1914	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1915	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1916	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1917	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1918	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
1919	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1920	121.1 mm (4.8 in)
1921	82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1922	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1923	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1924	108.1 mm (4.3 in)
1925	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1926	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1927	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1928	102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1929	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1930	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1931	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1932	65.9 mm (2.6 in)
1933	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1934	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1935	163.4 mm (6.4 in)
1936	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1937	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
1938	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1939	128.6 mm (5.1 in)
1940	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1941	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1942	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1943	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1944	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1945	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1946	124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1947	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1948	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1949	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1951	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1952	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1953	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1954	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1955	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1956	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1957	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1958	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1980	93.1 mm (3.7 in)
1981	139.1 mm (5.5 in)
1982	14.2 mm (0.6 in)
1983	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1985	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1986	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1987	164.4 mm (6.5 in)
1988	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1989	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1990	66.5 mm (2.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at La Crosse River, 1883 to 1990. The record is 55 days in 1903, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at La Crosse River by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1883	28 days
1884	4 days
1885	2 days
1886	10 days
1887	14 days
1888	36 days
1889	30 days
1890	23 days
1891	27 days
1892	20 days
1893	17 days
1894	22 days
1895	10 days
1896	n/a
1897	24 days
1898	20 days
1899	19 days
1900	23 days
1901	20 days
1902	23 days
1903	55 days
1904	20 days
1905	18 days
1906	21 days
1907	26 days
1908	30 days
1909	29 days
1910	37 days
1911	23 days
1912	21 days
1913	24 days
1914	19 days
1915	17 days
1916	19 days
1917	28 days
1918	22 days
1919	24 days
1920	17 days
1921	14 days
1922	16 days
1923	26 days
1924	19 days
1925	25 days
1926	20 days
1927	24 days
1928	22 days
1929	14 days
1930	28 days
1931	18 days
1932	22 days
1933	25 days
1934	31 days
1935	23 days
1936	23 days
1937	19 days
1938	23 days
1939	38 days
1940	23 days
1941	17 days
1942	37 days
1943	52 days
1944	24 days
1945	24 days
1946	30 days
1947	25 days
1948	19 days
1949	34 days
1951	18 days
1952	46 days
1953	30 days
1954	22 days
1955	16 days
1956	19 days
1957	7 days
1958	6 days
1980	31 days
1981	24 days
1982	13 days
1983	19 days
1985	15 days
1986	23 days
1987	29 days
1988	26 days
1989	19 days
1990	10 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

67 years, 1888 to 1988

A day with at least 60.9 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 161.8 mm (6.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at La Crosse River: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
5 years	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
10 years	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
25 years	122.8 mm (4.8 in)
50 years	141.6 mm (5.6 in)
100 years	161.8 mm (6.4 in)	Longer than the 67 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, 67 years of values from 1888 to 1988.

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: 182.6 mm (7.2 in) in 1900; 133.1 mm (5.2 in) in 1987; 124.5 mm (4.9 in) in 1899.

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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.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).