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Prairie du Chien Weather Records (USC00476827)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Prairie du Chien (USC00476827), Wisconsin, United States, with 134 years of record.

Key Facts for Prairie du Chien

  • Prairie du Chien (USC00476827) is a weather station in Wisconsin, United States at 43.05 latitude and -91.14 longitude, 201 m (658 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1893 to 2026, 134 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Prairie du Chien still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Prairie du Chien set a daily record high minimum temperature of 17.8 C (64.0 F) on 12 October 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Wisconsin, United States, 43.05 latitude, -91.14 longitude.
  • Elevation: 201 m (658 ft).
  • Period of record: 1893 to 2026, 134 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

6 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Prairie du Chien, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Prairie du Chien. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 6 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Prairie du Chien. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 6 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Prairie du Chien, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan18.9 C (66.0 F)-38.3 C (-36.9 F)10.6 C (51.1 F)-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
Feb22.8 C (73.0 F)-37.8 C (-36.0 F)18.9 C (66.0 F)-16.7 C (1.9 F)
Mar31.7 C (89.1 F)-36.1 C (-33.0 F)28.3 C (82.9 F)-15.0 C (5.0 F)
Apr35.6 C (96.1 F)-17.8 C (0.0 F)28.3 C (82.9 F)-3.3 C (26.1 F)
May42.8 C (109.0 F)-6.1 C (21.0 F)31.7 C (89.1 F)-0.6 C (30.9 F)
Jun40.6 C (105.1 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)33.9 C (93.0 F)9.4 C (48.9 F)
Jul43.3 C (109.9 F)3.3 C (37.9 F)36.1 C (97.0 F)11.7 C (53.1 F)
Aug41.1 C (106.0 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)30.6 C (87.1 F)12.2 C (54.0 F)
Sep40.0 C (104.0 F)-6.7 C (19.9 F)33.3 C (91.9 F)7.8 C (46.0 F)
Oct33.9 C (93.0 F)-15.6 C (3.9 F)30.6 C (87.1 F)6.7 C (44.1 F)
Nov29.4 C (84.9 F)-27.2 C (-17.0 F)n/an/a
Dec21.1 C (70.0 F)-32.2 C (-26.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Prairie du Chien by the year they were set 1,464 records at Prairie du Chien still stand. 1895 holds the most, with 44. 02040601893: 171894: 221895: 441896: 411897: 151898: 31899: 191900: 101901: 211902: 131903: 121904: 151905: 101906: 81907: 161908: 61909: 191910: 171911: 181912: 181913: 81914: 81915: 141916: 101917: 191918: 51919: 111920: 91921: 71922: 71923: 131924: 71925: 141926: 61927: 121928: 61929: 91930: 171931: 141932: 51933: 171934: 171935: 111936: 321937: 101938: 41939: 101940: 81941: 121942: 121943: 61944: 131945: 91946: 141947: 181948: 61949: 81950: 131951: 121952: 61953: 61954: 51955: 91956: 11957: 51958: 41959: 81960: 41961: 31962: 121963: 171964: 211965: 121966: 81967: 121968: 91969: 41970: 71971: 61972: 111973: 81974: 61975: 81976: 131977: 131978: 51979: 61980: 71981: 101982: 91983: 191984: 91985: 111986: 111987: 81988: 91989: 101990: 161991: 191992: 121993: 51994: 111995: 101996: 131997: 41998: 91999: 102000: 172001: 122002: 112003: 72004: 62005: 62006: 102007: 72008: 62009: 92010: 52011: 102012: 202013: 52014: 122015: 92016: 32017: 92018: 162019: 112020: 72021: 92022: 62023: 72024: 82025: 102026: 81893190719211935194919631977199120052019
1,464 records at Prairie du Chien still stand. 1895 holds the most, with 44.
Standing records at Prairie du Chien by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
189317
189422
189544
189641
189715
18983
189919
190010
190121
190213
190312
190415
190510
19068
190716
19086
190919
191017
191118
191218
19138
19148
191514
191610
191719
19185
191911
19209
19217
19227
192313
19247
192514
19266
192712
19286
19299
193017
193114
19325
193317
193417
193511
193632
193710
19384
193910
19408
194112
194212
19436
194413
19459
194614
194718
19486
19498
195013
195112
19526
19536
19545
19559
19561
19575
19584
19598
19604
19613
196212
196317
196421
196512
19668
196712
19689
19694
19707
19716
197211
19738
19746
19758
197613
197713
19785
19796
19807
198110
19829
198319
19849
198511
198611
19878
19889
198910
199016
199119
199212
19935
199411
199510
199613
19974
19989
199910
200017
200112
200211
20037
20046
20056
200610
20077
20086
20099
20105
201110
201220
20135
201412
20159
20163
20179
201816
201911
20207
20219
20226
20237
20248
202510
20268

All-Time Record Progression

6 new records
When Prairie du Chien set new all-time records 6 all-time records were set at Prairie du Chien between 23 August 1928 and 18 July 2007. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord high minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperatureRecord daily snowfall23 August 1928: Record daily precipitation 120.4 mm (4.7 in)10 August 1938: Record high minimum temperature 26.7 C (80.1 F)27 July 1940: Record daily precipitation 164.1 mm (6.5 in)30 January 1951: Record low minimum temperature -38.3 C (-36.9 F)6 March 1959: Record daily snowfall 40.6 cm (16.0 in)18 July 2007: Record daily precipitation 165.6 mm (6.5 in)19301940195019601970198019902000
6 all-time records were set at Prairie du Chien between 23 August 1928 and 18 July 2007. Each dot is a new record.
When Prairie du Chien set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1928-08-23Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1938-08-10Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 26.7 C (80.1 F)
1940-07-27Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 164.1 mm (6.5 in)
1951-01-30Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1959-03-06Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 40.6 cm (16.0 in)
2007-07-18Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 165.6 mm (6.5 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 165.6 mm (6.5 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Prairie du Chien The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Prairie du Chien. The most was 165.6 mm (6.5 in) on 18 July 2007. 050100150200 Jan: 50.8 mm (2.0 in), 9 January 2026 Jan Feb: 42.2 mm (1.7 in), 5 February 1986 Feb Mar: 71.1 mm (2.8 in), 31 March 1998 Mar Apr: 94.0 mm (3.7 in), 27 April 2009 Apr May: 78.2 mm (3.1 in), 24 May 1896 May Jun: 115.1 mm (4.5 in), 15 June 1991 Jun Jul: 165.6 mm (6.5 in), 18 July 2007 Jul Aug: 120.4 mm (4.7 in), 23 August 1928 Aug Sep: 108.0 mm (4.3 in), 18 September 1907 Sep Oct: 87.9 mm (3.5 in), 23 October 2020 Oct Nov: 80.3 mm (3.2 in), 10 November 1919 Nov Dec: 59.7 mm (2.4 in), 14 December 2015 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Prairie du Chien. The most was 165.6 mm (6.5 in) on 18 July 2007.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Prairie du Chien
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan50.8 mm (2.0 in)9 January 2026
Feb42.2 mm (1.7 in)5 February 1986
Mar71.1 mm (2.8 in)31 March 1998
Apr94.0 mm (3.7 in)27 April 2009
May78.2 mm (3.1 in)24 May 1896
Jun115.1 mm (4.5 in)15 June 1991
Jul165.6 mm (6.5 in)18 July 2007
Aug120.4 mm (4.7 in)23 August 1928
Sep108.0 mm (4.3 in)18 September 1907
Oct87.9 mm (3.5 in)23 October 2020
Nov80.3 mm (3.2 in)10 November 1919
Dec59.7 mm (2.4 in)14 December 2015

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 2026
Days with data per year at Prairie du Chien 134 years of record at Prairie du Chien, 1893 to 2026. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1894, 1895, 1916, 2026. 1893: 347 of 365 days1894: 319 of 365 days1895: 314 of 365 days1896: 357 of 366 days1897: 361 of 365 days1898: 361 of 365 days1899: 358 of 365 days1900: 357 of 365 days1901: 337 of 365 days1902: 337 of 365 days1903: 355 of 365 days1904: 363 of 366 days1905: 361 of 365 days1906: 358 of 365 days1907: 363 of 365 days1908: 361 of 366 days1909: 361 of 365 days1910: 354 of 365 days1911: 353 of 365 days1912: 360 of 366 days1913: 357 of 365 days1914: 346 of 365 days1915: 350 of 365 days1916: 324 of 366 days1917: 351 of 365 days1918: 350 of 365 days1919: 363 of 365 days1920: 361 of 366 days1921: 364 of 365 days1922: 358 of 365 days1923: 358 of 365 days1924: 365 of 366 days1925: 362 of 365 days1926: 364 of 365 days1927: 356 of 365 days1928: 359 of 366 days1929: 354 of 365 days1930: 361 of 365 days1931: 360 of 365 days1932: 363 of 366 days1933: 364 of 365 days1934: 363 of 365 days1935: 361 of 365 days1936: 364 of 366 days1937: 362 of 365 days1938: 362 of 365 days1939: 364 of 365 days1940: 363 of 366 days1941: 364 of 365 days1942: 362 of 365 days1943: 362 of 365 days1944: 360 of 366 days1945: 363 of 365 days1946: 363 of 365 days1947: 360 of 365 days1948: 364 of 366 days1949: 365 of 365 days1950: 364 of 365 days1951: 360 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 364 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 364 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 360 of 365 days1958: 364 of 365 days1959: 364 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 351 of 365 days1962: 364 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 364 of 366 days1965: 363 of 365 days1966: 333 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 332 of 365 days1978: 364 of 365 days1979: 363 of 365 days1980: 365 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 362 of 365 days1983: 362 of 365 days1984: 365 of 366 days1985: 360 of 365 days1986: 359 of 365 days1987: 359 of 365 days1988: 364 of 366 days1989: 363 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 364 of 365 days1992: 365 of 366 days1993: 364 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 364 of 365 days1996: 364 of 366 days1997: 364 of 365 days1998: 364 of 365 days1999: 360 of 365 days2000: 365 of 366 days2001: 365 of 365 days2002: 365 of 365 days2003: 365 of 365 days2004: 366 of 366 days2005: 365 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 364 of 365 days2008: 365 of 366 days2009: 364 of 365 days2010: 362 of 365 days2011: 364 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 359 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 362 of 366 days2021: 360 of 365 days2022: 362 of 365 days2023: 362 of 365 days2024: 363 of 366 days2025: 363 of 365 days2026: 287 of 365 days1900192019401960198020002020
134 years of record at Prairie du Chien, 1893 to 2026. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1894, 1895, 1916, 2026.
Days with data per year at Prairie du Chien
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
189334795%Yes
189431987%No
189531486%No
189635798%Yes
189736199%Yes
189836199%Yes
189935898%Yes
190035798%Yes
190133792%Yes
190233792%Yes
190335597%Yes
190436399%Yes
190536199%Yes
190635898%Yes
190736399%Yes
190836199%Yes
190936199%Yes
191035497%Yes
191135397%Yes
191236098%Yes
191335798%Yes
191434695%Yes
191535096%Yes
191632489%No
191735196%Yes
191835096%Yes
191936399%Yes
192036199%Yes
1921364100%Yes
192235898%Yes
192335898%Yes
1924365100%Yes
192536299%Yes
1926364100%Yes
192735698%Yes
192835998%Yes
192935497%Yes
193036199%Yes
193136099%Yes
193236399%Yes
1933364100%Yes
193436399%Yes
193536199%Yes
193636499%Yes
193736299%Yes
193836299%Yes
1939364100%Yes
194036399%Yes
1941364100%Yes
194236299%Yes
194336299%Yes
194436098%Yes
194536399%Yes
194636399%Yes
194736099%Yes
194836499%Yes
1949365100%Yes
1950364100%Yes
195136099%Yes
1952366100%Yes
1953364100%Yes
1954365100%Yes
1955364100%Yes
1956366100%Yes
195736099%Yes
1958364100%Yes
1959364100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
196135196%Yes
1962364100%Yes
1963365100%Yes
196436499%Yes
196536399%Yes
196633391%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
197733291%Yes
1978364100%Yes
197936399%Yes
1980365100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
198236299%Yes
198336299%Yes
1984365100%Yes
198536099%Yes
198635998%Yes
198735998%Yes
198836499%Yes
198936399%Yes
1990365100%Yes
1991364100%Yes
1992365100%Yes
1993364100%Yes
1994365100%Yes
1995364100%Yes
199636499%Yes
1997364100%Yes
1998364100%Yes
199936099%Yes
2000365100%Yes
2001365100%Yes
2002365100%Yes
2003365100%Yes
2004366100%Yes
2005365100%Yes
2006365100%Yes
2007364100%Yes
2008365100%Yes
2009364100%Yes
201036299%Yes
2011364100%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
2015365100%Yes
2016366100%Yes
201735998%Yes
2018365100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
202036299%Yes
202136099%Yes
202236299%Yes
202336299%Yes
202436399%Yes
202536399%Yes
202628779%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Prairie du Chien
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
12 October 2026Prairie du Chien, USdaily high min (Provisional)17.8 C (64.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)126 years41 of 100 (Notable)
12 October 2026Prairie du Chien, USdaily high max (Provisional)29.4 C (84.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)108 years40 of 100 (Notable)
11 October 2026Prairie du Chien, USdaily high max (Provisional)30.6 C (87.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)16 years15 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 2026Prairie du Chien, USdaily rain (Provisional)59.4 mm (2.3 in)10.1 mm (0.4 in)19 years25 of 100 (Routine)
6 August 2026Prairie du Chien, USdaily low max21.1 C (70.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 2026Prairie du Chien, USdaily low max (Tie)21.7 C (71.1 F)tie123 years10 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 2026Prairie du Chien, USdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)123 years46 of 100 (Notable)
30 June 2026Prairie du Chien, USmonthly high min (Tie)25.6 C (78.1 F)tie92 years11 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 2026Prairie du Chien, USdaily rain41.1 mm (1.6 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)61 years31 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 2026Prairie du Chien, USdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)11.7 mm (0.5 in)71 years43 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2026Prairie du Chien, USdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)49 years24 of 100 (Routine)
13 April 2026Prairie du Chien, USdaily high min15.6 C (60.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)84 years37 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2026Prairie du Chien, USdaily high max28.3 C (82.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)13 years16 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 2026Prairie du Chien, USdaily high max21.7 C (71.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)4 years13 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 2026Prairie du Chien, USdaily rain32.0 mm (1.3 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)52 years35 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2026Prairie du Chien, USdaily rain16.0 mm (0.6 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)72 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 2026Prairie du Chien, USdaily high max18.9 C (66.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)44 years24 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2026Prairie du Chien, USdaily high max (Tie)15.6 C (60.1 F)tie104 years10 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 2026Prairie du Chien, USdaily low max-21.7 C (-7.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)90 years40 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2026Prairie du Chien, USmonthly rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)6.9 mm (0.27 in)80 years57 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

125 complete years, 1893 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Prairie du Chien as warming stripes, 1893 to 2025 One stripe for each of 125 complete years at Prairie du Chien, 1893 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.0 C (48.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 5.6 C (42.1 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 11.6 C (52.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.4 C (6.1 F). 1893: 6.9 C, -2.1 C from the station mean1896: 8.0 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1897: 9.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1898: 9.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1899: 9.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1900: 9.9 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1901: 9.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1902: 9.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1903: 9.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1904: 8.3 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1905: 8.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1906: 9.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1907: 8.2 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1908: 9.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1909: 8.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1910: 8.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1911: 8.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1912: 6.9 C, -2.1 C from the station mean1913: 9.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1914: 8.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1915: 8.3 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1917: 5.6 C, -3.4 C from the station mean1918: 8.2 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1919: 9.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1920: 8.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1921: 10.7 C, +1.7 C from the station mean1922: 9.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1923: 9.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1924: 7.6 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1926: 8.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1927: 9.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1928: 9.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1931: 11.6 C, +2.6 C from the station mean1932: 8.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1933: 9.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1934: 9.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1935: 8.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1936: 7.9 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1937: 7.3 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1938: 10.6 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1939: 10.6 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1940: 8.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1941: 10.3 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1942: 9.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1943: 8.2 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1944: 9.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1945: 8.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1946: 10.6 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1947: 9.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1948: 9.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1949: 10.0 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1950: 8.1 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1951: 7.7 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1952: 9.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1953: 10.4 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1954: 10.2 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1955: 9.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1956: 9.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1957: 9.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1958: 8.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1959: 8.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1960: 9.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1961: 9.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1962: 8.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1963: 8.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1964: 9.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1965: 8.3 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1967: 8.3 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1968: 9.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1969: 8.3 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1970: 8.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1971: 8.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1972: 7.8 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1973: 10.0 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1974: 9.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1975: 9.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1976: 8.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1978: 8.2 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1979: 7.4 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1980: 9.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1981: 9.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1982: 8.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1983: 9.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1984: 9.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1985: 8.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1986: 9.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1987: 10.9 C, +1.9 C from the station mean1988: 9.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1989: 8.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1990: 10.2 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1991: 9.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1992: 8.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1993: 7.9 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1994: 8.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1995: 8.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1996: 7.4 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1997: 8.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1998: 11.0 C, +2.0 C from the station mean1999: 9.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2000: 8.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2001: 9.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2002: 9.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2003: 8.2 C, -0.8 C from the station mean2004: 8.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2005: 9.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2006: 9.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2007: 8.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2008: 7.2 C, -1.8 C from the station mean2009: 7.6 C, -1.4 C from the station mean2010: 8.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2011: 8.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2012: 10.6 C, +1.6 C from the station mean2013: 7.5 C, -1.5 C from the station mean2014: 6.8 C, -2.2 C from the station mean2015: 9.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2016: 10.0 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2017: 9.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2018: 8.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2019: 8.0 C, -1.0 C from the station mean2020: 9.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2021: 9.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2022: 8.1 C, -0.9 C from the station mean2023: 10.2 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2024: 10.6 C, +1.6 C from the station mean2025: 9.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean18931900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 125 complete years at Prairie du Chien, 1893 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.0 C (48.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 5.6 C (42.1 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 11.6 C (52.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.4 C (6.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Prairie du Chien as warming stripes, 1893 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
18936.9 C-2.11 C
18968.0 C-0.97 C
18979.7 C+0.66 C
18989.7 C+0.71 C
18999.3 C+0.32 C
19009.9 C+0.93 C
19019.7 C+0.66 C
19029.6 C+0.57 C
19039.1 C+0.07 C
19048.3 C-0.69 C
19058.8 C-0.18 C
19069.2 C+0.22 C
19078.2 C-0.84 C
19089.3 C+0.35 C
19098.7 C-0.32 C
19108.4 C-0.59 C
19118.9 C-0.05 C
19126.9 C-2.13 C
19139.0 C-0.02 C
19148.7 C-0.25 C
19158.3 C-0.70 C
19175.6 C-3.38 C
19188.2 C-0.80 C
19199.1 C+0.08 C
19208.6 C-0.35 C
192110.7 C+1.69 C
19229.7 C+0.69 C
19239.4 C+0.36 C
19247.6 C-1.41 C
19268.4 C-0.64 C
19279.3 C+0.32 C
19289.5 C+0.46 C
193111.6 C+2.56 C
19328.7 C-0.26 C
19339.7 C+0.71 C
19349.7 C+0.70 C
19358.4 C-0.56 C
19367.9 C-1.13 C
19377.3 C-1.65 C
193810.6 C+1.58 C
193910.6 C+1.62 C
19408.7 C-0.26 C
194110.3 C+1.31 C
19429.1 C+0.13 C
19438.2 C-0.75 C
19449.8 C+0.85 C
19458.7 C-0.30 C
194610.6 C+1.60 C
19479.5 C+0.55 C
19489.7 C+0.68 C
194910.0 C+1.05 C
19508.1 C-0.93 C
19517.7 C-1.28 C
19529.6 C+0.65 C
195310.4 C+1.40 C
195410.2 C+1.23 C
19559.7 C+0.73 C
19569.2 C+0.23 C
19579.4 C+0.36 C
19588.9 C-0.14 C
19598.7 C-0.26 C
19609.1 C+0.15 C
19619.2 C+0.20 C
19628.6 C-0.39 C
19638.6 C-0.38 C
19649.5 C+0.47 C
19658.3 C-0.70 C
19678.3 C-0.68 C
19689.3 C+0.30 C
19698.3 C-0.66 C
19708.8 C-0.19 C
19718.8 C-0.15 C
19727.8 C-1.24 C
197310.0 C+1.04 C
19749.1 C+0.12 C
19759.2 C+0.17 C
19768.7 C-0.29 C
19788.2 C-0.81 C
19797.4 C-1.56 C
19809.3 C+0.32 C
19819.8 C+0.76 C
19828.6 C-0.39 C
19839.7 C+0.71 C
19849.7 C+0.69 C
19858.7 C-0.31 C
19869.5 C+0.55 C
198710.9 C+1.91 C
19889.6 C+0.58 C
19898.4 C-0.60 C
199010.2 C+1.20 C
19919.3 C+0.33 C
19928.8 C-0.18 C
19937.9 C-1.09 C
19948.7 C-0.27 C
19958.8 C-0.20 C
19967.4 C-1.56 C
19978.6 C-0.40 C
199811.0 C+1.96 C
19999.8 C+0.82 C
20008.6 C-0.36 C
20019.1 C+0.13 C
20029.1 C+0.13 C
20038.2 C-0.78 C
20048.7 C-0.30 C
20059.0 C+0.04 C
20069.5 C+0.52 C
20078.8 C-0.22 C
20087.2 C-1.80 C
20097.6 C-1.40 C
20108.9 C-0.14 C
20118.7 C-0.32 C
201210.6 C+1.65 C
20137.5 C-1.45 C
20146.8 C-2.17 C
20159.1 C+0.14 C
201610.0 C+1.05 C
20179.4 C+0.37 C
20188.6 C-0.44 C
20198.0 C-1.01 C
20209.4 C+0.37 C
20219.8 C+0.78 C
20228.1 C-0.88 C
202310.2 C+1.23 C
202410.6 C+1.64 C
20259.5 C+0.51 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1893 to 2025 is 0.01 C (-0.04 to 0.05) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.02 F (-0.06 to 0.10) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 125 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Prairie du Chien
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.01 C (-0.04 to 0.05) per decade0.02 F (-0.06 to 0.10) per decade1893 to 2025125Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum-0.07 C (-0.12 to -0.02) per decade-0.12 F (-0.21 to -0.04) per decade1893 to 2025125Fall
Mean daily minimum0.09 C (0.04 to 0.14) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade1893 to 2025125Rise

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

1893 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Prairie du Chien: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)43.3 C (109.9 F)190136.1 C (97.0 F)134
Coldest night (TNn)-38.3 C (-36.9 F)1951-28.9 C (-20.0 F)134
Wettest day (Rx1day)165.6 mm (6.5 in)200758.8 mm (2.3 in)134
Wettest five days (Rx5day)245.9 mm (9.7 in)201390.8 mm (3.6 in)134
Longest dry spell (CDD)53 days191423 days134

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Prairie du Chien by year The hottest day of the year at Prairie du Chien, 1893 to 2026. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F). 303540451900192019401960198020002020Record: 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1901
The hottest day of the year at Prairie du Chien, 1893 to 2026. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Prairie du Chien by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189336.7 C (98.1 F)
189441.7 C (107.1 F)
189538.3 C (100.9 F)
189638.9 C (102.0 F)
189738.9 C (102.0 F)
189836.7 C (98.1 F)
189936.1 C (97.0 F)
190036.7 C (98.1 F)
190143.3 C (109.9 F)
190235.0 C (95.0 F)
190336.7 C (98.1 F)
190436.7 C (98.1 F)
190537.2 C (99.0 F)
190636.1 C (97.0 F)
190736.7 C (98.1 F)
190836.7 C (98.1 F)
190939.4 C (102.9 F)
191038.3 C (100.9 F)
191141.1 C (106.0 F)
191237.8 C (100.0 F)
191337.8 C (100.0 F)
191436.7 C (98.1 F)
191533.3 C (91.9 F)
191641.1 C (106.0 F)
191736.1 C (97.0 F)
191836.1 C (97.0 F)
191938.3 C (100.9 F)
192034.4 C (93.9 F)
192136.7 C (98.1 F)
192238.3 C (100.9 F)
192336.7 C (98.1 F)
192435.0 C (95.0 F)
192537.2 C (99.0 F)
192640.0 C (104.0 F)
192737.8 C (100.0 F)
192836.1 C (97.0 F)
192936.7 C (98.1 F)
193039.4 C (102.9 F)
193141.1 C (106.0 F)
193237.8 C (100.0 F)
193339.4 C (102.9 F)
193442.8 C (109.0 F)
193537.2 C (99.0 F)
193642.8 C (109.0 F)
193739.4 C (102.9 F)
193835.0 C (95.0 F)
193940.0 C (104.0 F)
194037.2 C (99.0 F)
194138.9 C (102.0 F)
194235.0 C (95.0 F)
194335.6 C (96.1 F)
194435.6 C (96.1 F)
194535.0 C (95.0 F)
194636.7 C (98.1 F)
194740.0 C (104.0 F)
194838.9 C (102.0 F)
194937.2 C (99.0 F)
195036.7 C (98.1 F)
195133.3 C (91.9 F)
195236.1 C (97.0 F)
195337.2 C (99.0 F)
195436.7 C (98.1 F)
195540.6 C (105.1 F)
195635.0 C (95.0 F)
195736.1 C (97.0 F)
195835.0 C (95.0 F)
195934.4 C (93.9 F)
196035.6 C (96.1 F)
196136.1 C (97.0 F)
196233.9 C (93.0 F)
196337.8 C (100.0 F)
196438.3 C (100.9 F)
196538.3 C (100.9 F)
196636.7 C (98.1 F)
196734.4 C (93.9 F)
196835.6 C (96.1 F)
196934.4 C (93.9 F)
197036.1 C (97.0 F)
197135.0 C (95.0 F)
197235.0 C (95.0 F)
197335.6 C (96.1 F)
197437.2 C (99.0 F)
197535.0 C (95.0 F)
197637.8 C (100.0 F)
197738.3 C (100.9 F)
197836.7 C (98.1 F)
197933.3 C (91.9 F)
198038.9 C (102.0 F)
198136.1 C (97.0 F)
198235.6 C (96.1 F)
198338.3 C (100.9 F)
198438.3 C (100.9 F)
198536.1 C (97.0 F)
198637.2 C (99.0 F)
198736.1 C (97.0 F)
198840.0 C (104.0 F)
198937.2 C (99.0 F)
199036.1 C (97.0 F)
199136.1 C (97.0 F)
199233.3 C (91.9 F)
199331.7 C (89.1 F)
199433.9 C (93.0 F)
199539.4 C (102.9 F)
199636.1 C (97.0 F)
199733.9 C (93.0 F)
199834.4 C (93.9 F)
199938.3 C (100.9 F)
200034.4 C (93.9 F)
200136.1 C (97.0 F)
200235.0 C (95.0 F)
200336.1 C (97.0 F)
200432.2 C (90.0 F)
200535.0 C (95.0 F)
200636.1 C (97.0 F)
200733.9 C (93.0 F)
200832.2 C (90.0 F)
200935.0 C (95.0 F)
201033.3 C (91.9 F)
201136.7 C (98.1 F)
201238.9 C (102.0 F)
201335.6 C (96.1 F)
201433.9 C (93.0 F)
201535.0 C (95.0 F)
201634.4 C (93.9 F)
201733.9 C (93.0 F)
201835.6 C (96.1 F)
201934.4 C (93.9 F)
202034.4 C (93.9 F)
202135.0 C (95.0 F)
202235.6 C (96.1 F)
202339.4 C (102.9 F)
202435.6 C (96.1 F)
202533.9 C (93.0 F)
202636.1 C (97.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Prairie du Chien by year The coldest night of the year at Prairie du Chien, 1893 to 2026. The record is -38.3 C (-36.9 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is -28.9 C (-20.0 F). -40-30-20-101900192019401960198020002020Record: -38.3 C (-36.9 F) in 1951
The coldest night of the year at Prairie du Chien, 1893 to 2026. The record is -38.3 C (-36.9 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is -28.9 C (-20.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Prairie du Chien by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1893-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1894-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1895-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1896-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1897-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1898-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1899-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1900-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1901-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1902-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1903-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1904-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1905-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1906-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1907-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1908-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1909-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1910-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1911-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1912-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1913-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1914-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1915-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1916-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1917-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1918-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1919-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1920-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1921-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1922-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1923-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1924-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1925-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1926-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1927-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1928-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1929-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1930-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1931-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1932-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1933-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1934-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1935-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1936-36.7 C (-34.1 F)
1937-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1938-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1939-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1940-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1941-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1942-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1943-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1944-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1945-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1946-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1947-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1948-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1949-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1950-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1951-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1952-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1953-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1954-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1955-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1956-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1957-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1958-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1959-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1960-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1961-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1962-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1963-38.3 C (-36.9 F)
1964-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1965-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1966-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1967-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1968-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1969-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1970-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1971-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1972-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1973-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1974-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1975-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1976-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1977-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1978-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1979-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1980-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1981-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1982-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1983-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1984-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1985-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1986-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1987-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1988-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1989-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1990-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1991-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1992-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1993-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1994-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1995-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1996-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1997-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1998-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1999-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2000-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2001-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2002-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2003-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2004-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2005-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2006-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2007-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2008-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2009-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2010-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2011-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2012-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2013-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2014-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2015-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2016-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2017-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2018-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2019-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
2020-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2021-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2022-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2023-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2024-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2025-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2026-27.8 C (-18.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Prairie du Chien by year The wettest day of the year at Prairie du Chien, 1893 to 2026. The record is 165.6 mm (6.5 in) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.8 mm (2.3 in). 0501001502001900192019401960198020002020Record: 165.6 mm (6.5 in) in 2007
The wettest day of the year at Prairie du Chien, 1893 to 2026. The record is 165.6 mm (6.5 in) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.8 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Prairie du Chien by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189347.0 mm (1.9 in)
189440.6 mm (1.6 in)
189535.6 mm (1.4 in)
189678.2 mm (3.1 in)
189786.1 mm (3.4 in)
189853.8 mm (2.1 in)
189971.9 mm (2.8 in)
190061.5 mm (2.4 in)
190132.5 mm (1.3 in)
190275.2 mm (3.0 in)
190394.7 mm (3.7 in)
190455.1 mm (2.2 in)
190548.3 mm (1.9 in)
190640.4 mm (1.6 in)
1907108.0 mm (4.3 in)
190888.1 mm (3.5 in)
190952.1 mm (2.1 in)
191058.4 mm (2.3 in)
1911101.6 mm (4.0 in)
191294.0 mm (3.7 in)
191366.0 mm (2.6 in)
191457.2 mm (2.3 in)
191557.9 mm (2.3 in)
1916104.1 mm (4.1 in)
191743.7 mm (1.7 in)
191866.0 mm (2.6 in)
191989.9 mm (3.5 in)
192048.0 mm (1.9 in)
192156.9 mm (2.2 in)
192272.6 mm (2.9 in)
192348.3 mm (1.9 in)
192456.9 mm (2.2 in)
192556.9 mm (2.2 in)
192652.8 mm (2.1 in)
192749.8 mm (2.0 in)
1928120.4 mm (4.7 in)
192998.0 mm (3.9 in)
193047.2 mm (1.9 in)
193177.2 mm (3.0 in)
193275.2 mm (3.0 in)
193374.2 mm (2.9 in)
193443.4 mm (1.7 in)
193536.8 mm (1.4 in)
193639.4 mm (1.6 in)
193764.5 mm (2.5 in)
193863.0 mm (2.5 in)
193941.1 mm (1.6 in)
1940164.1 mm (6.5 in)
194156.9 mm (2.2 in)
194245.7 mm (1.8 in)
1943101.6 mm (4.0 in)
194466.0 mm (2.6 in)
194561.7 mm (2.4 in)
194661.2 mm (2.4 in)
194789.4 mm (3.5 in)
194839.4 mm (1.6 in)
194945.7 mm (1.8 in)
1950104.9 mm (4.1 in)
195179.0 mm (3.1 in)
195233.0 mm (1.3 in)
195363.8 mm (2.5 in)
195474.4 mm (2.9 in)
195552.8 mm (2.1 in)
195655.1 mm (2.2 in)
195750.3 mm (2.0 in)
195848.0 mm (1.9 in)
195989.7 mm (3.5 in)
196054.6 mm (2.1 in)
196177.5 mm (3.1 in)
196246.7 mm (1.8 in)
196340.1 mm (1.6 in)
196446.2 mm (1.8 in)
196540.6 mm (1.6 in)
196676.2 mm (3.0 in)
196749.8 mm (2.0 in)
196850.8 mm (2.0 in)
196941.1 mm (1.6 in)
197053.3 mm (2.1 in)
197166.0 mm (2.6 in)
197255.9 mm (2.2 in)
197344.5 mm (1.8 in)
197493.0 mm (3.7 in)
197546.5 mm (1.8 in)
197650.8 mm (2.0 in)
197765.8 mm (2.6 in)
197894.0 mm (3.7 in)
197947.2 mm (1.9 in)
198088.1 mm (3.5 in)
1981119.4 mm (4.7 in)
198259.7 mm (2.4 in)
198364.5 mm (2.5 in)
198453.6 mm (2.1 in)
198557.9 mm (2.3 in)
198649.5 mm (1.9 in)
198751.6 mm (2.0 in)
198852.8 mm (2.1 in)
198967.1 mm (2.6 in)
199055.9 mm (2.2 in)
1991115.1 mm (4.5 in)
199240.1 mm (1.6 in)
199381.8 mm (3.2 in)
199455.6 mm (2.2 in)
199559.7 mm (2.4 in)
199650.8 mm (2.0 in)
199756.6 mm (2.2 in)
199898.6 mm (3.9 in)
199950.8 mm (2.0 in)
200069.9 mm (2.8 in)
200171.1 mm (2.8 in)
200238.1 mm (1.5 in)
200377.2 mm (3.0 in)
200476.7 mm (3.0 in)
200561.7 mm (2.4 in)
200651.3 mm (2.0 in)
2007165.6 mm (6.5 in)
200858.4 mm (2.3 in)
200994.0 mm (3.7 in)
201080.0 mm (3.1 in)
201140.6 mm (1.6 in)
201261.2 mm (2.4 in)
2013110.5 mm (4.4 in)
201458.9 mm (2.3 in)
201573.9 mm (2.9 in)
201689.4 mm (3.5 in)
201758.7 mm (2.3 in)
201878.7 mm (3.1 in)
201985.1 mm (3.4 in)
202087.9 mm (3.5 in)
202162.2 mm (2.4 in)
202275.7 mm (3.0 in)
202350.8 mm (2.0 in)
202447.5 mm (1.9 in)
202547.8 mm (1.9 in)
202659.4 mm (2.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Prairie du Chien by year The wettest five days of the year at Prairie du Chien, 1893 to 2026. The record is 245.9 mm (9.7 in) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 90.8 mm (3.6 in). 0501001502002501900192019401960198020002020Record: 245.9 mm (9.7 in) in 2013
The wettest five days of the year at Prairie du Chien, 1893 to 2026. The record is 245.9 mm (9.7 in) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 90.8 mm (3.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Prairie du Chien by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189375.6 mm (3.0 in)
189452.5 mm (2.1 in)
189546.0 mm (1.8 in)
1896102.3 mm (4.0 in)
189786.1 mm (3.4 in)
189861.2 mm (2.4 in)
189985.8 mm (3.4 in)
190085.4 mm (3.4 in)
190169.8 mm (2.7 in)
1902142.1 mm (5.6 in)
190375.7 mm (3.0 in)
190462.0 mm (2.4 in)
1905102.9 mm (4.1 in)
190681.6 mm (3.2 in)
1907114.9 mm (4.5 in)
190870.9 mm (2.8 in)
190976.7 mm (3.0 in)
191075.1 mm (3.0 in)
1911137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1912118.8 mm (4.7 in)
191367.5 mm (2.7 in)
191485.8 mm (3.4 in)
1915121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1916107.1 mm (4.2 in)
191763.0 mm (2.5 in)
1918119.9 mm (4.7 in)
191994.5 mm (3.7 in)
192077.3 mm (3.0 in)
1921107.2 mm (4.2 in)
192298.0 mm (3.9 in)
192354.4 mm (2.1 in)
192483.7 mm (3.3 in)
192594.5 mm (3.7 in)
192691.9 mm (3.6 in)
192773.6 mm (2.9 in)
1928152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1929107.7 mm (4.2 in)
193070.6 mm (2.8 in)
1931112.8 mm (4.4 in)
193295.2 mm (3.7 in)
193390.9 mm (3.6 in)
193471.7 mm (2.8 in)
193566.7 mm (2.6 in)
193681.3 mm (3.2 in)
193774.2 mm (2.9 in)
1938124.0 mm (4.9 in)
193949.9 mm (2.0 in)
1940203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1941137.2 mm (5.4 in)
194286.4 mm (3.4 in)
1943177.1 mm (7.0 in)
194469.8 mm (2.7 in)
194590.9 mm (3.6 in)
1946113.0 mm (4.4 in)
194797.8 mm (3.9 in)
194853.1 mm (2.1 in)
194992.0 mm (3.6 in)
1950172.2 mm (6.8 in)
195195.5 mm (3.8 in)
195248.3 mm (1.9 in)
1953105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1954140.9 mm (5.5 in)
195583.8 mm (3.3 in)
195678.8 mm (3.1 in)
195794.8 mm (3.7 in)
195856.7 mm (2.2 in)
1959124.0 mm (4.9 in)
196081.0 mm (3.2 in)
196194.5 mm (3.7 in)
196282.0 mm (3.2 in)
196349.8 mm (2.0 in)
196474.4 mm (2.9 in)
196585.1 mm (3.4 in)
196691.7 mm (3.6 in)
196766.4 mm (2.6 in)
196868.4 mm (2.7 in)
196983.6 mm (3.3 in)
197073.4 mm (2.9 in)
197167.5 mm (2.7 in)
197280.3 mm (3.2 in)
197365.8 mm (2.6 in)
197494.8 mm (3.7 in)
197568.3 mm (2.7 in)
197667.1 mm (2.6 in)
1977100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1978154.8 mm (6.1 in)
197990.6 mm (3.6 in)
1980110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1981140.7 mm (5.5 in)
198277.4 mm (3.0 in)
1983119.1 mm (4.7 in)
198483.5 mm (3.3 in)
198575.4 mm (3.0 in)
1986100.9 mm (4.0 in)
198785.9 mm (3.4 in)
1988136.1 mm (5.4 in)
198993.3 mm (3.7 in)
1990115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1991137.5 mm (5.4 in)
199276.8 mm (3.0 in)
1993116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1994114.2 mm (4.5 in)
199592.0 mm (3.6 in)
199657.9 mm (2.3 in)
199766.3 mm (2.6 in)
1998112.1 mm (4.4 in)
199975.7 mm (3.0 in)
2000105.0 mm (4.1 in)
200178.2 mm (3.1 in)
200256.4 mm (2.2 in)
200394.7 mm (3.7 in)
2004151.4 mm (6.0 in)
200573.7 mm (2.9 in)
200667.0 mm (2.6 in)
2007178.0 mm (7.0 in)
2008129.3 mm (5.1 in)
2009140.5 mm (5.5 in)
2010101.8 mm (4.0 in)
201169.6 mm (2.7 in)
201265.1 mm (2.6 in)
2013245.9 mm (9.7 in)
2014135.8 mm (5.3 in)
201589.4 mm (3.5 in)
2016121.5 mm (4.8 in)
201792.7 mm (3.6 in)
2018167.9 mm (6.6 in)
2019192.4 mm (7.6 in)
2020110.0 mm (4.3 in)
2021103.4 mm (4.1 in)
2022115.3 mm (4.5 in)
202372.7 mm (2.9 in)
202497.3 mm (3.8 in)
202566.7 mm (2.6 in)
202688.2 mm (3.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Prairie du Chien by year The longest dry spell of the year at Prairie du Chien, 1893 to 2026. The record is 53 days in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days. 1020304050601900192019401960198020002020Record: 53 days in 1914
The longest dry spell of the year at Prairie du Chien, 1893 to 2026. The record is 53 days in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Prairie du Chien by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189335 days
189432 days
189525 days
189622 days
189729 days
189816 days
189919 days
190021 days
190121 days
190219 days
190327 days
190419 days
190517 days
190618 days
190725 days
190830 days
190930 days
191035 days
191128 days
191220 days
191324 days
191453 days
191535 days
191619 days
191730 days
191838 days
191932 days
192027 days
192115 days
192217 days
192320 days
192419 days
192521 days
192620 days
192719 days
192817 days
192917 days
193030 days
193119 days
193222 days
193326 days
193427 days
193523 days
193625 days
193719 days
193826 days
193921 days
194019 days
194117 days
194244 days
194327 days
194425 days
194530 days
194617 days
194728 days
194819 days
194928 days
195031 days
195118 days
195246 days
195331 days
195425 days
195517 days
195621 days
195729 days
195833 days
195926 days
196017 days
196123 days
196227 days
196321 days
196440 days
196521 days
196626 days
196731 days
196816 days
196924 days
197020 days
197123 days
197217 days
197317 days
197415 days
197533 days
197620 days
197717 days
197820 days
197926 days
198025 days
198117 days
198224 days
198326 days
198427 days
198519 days
198622 days
198728 days
198840 days
198916 days
199022 days
199132 days
199224 days
199322 days
199434 days
199524 days
199628 days
199720 days
199828 days
199924 days
200018 days
200116 days
200216 days
200321 days
200425 days
200515 days
200621 days
200732 days
200814 days
200934 days
201021 days
201118 days
201226 days
201318 days
201413 days
201524 days
201626 days
201723 days
201823 days
201926 days
202025 days
202127 days
202229 days
202323 days
202424 days
202522 days
202617 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

125 years with a frost

Across 125 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Prairie du Chien falls on 27 April and the median first autumn frost on 8 October, which leaves a median of 162 days between them.

In 1996 to 2025 the median growing season was 167 days. That is 4 days more than in 1893 to 1926.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.4 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Prairie du Chien
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1893 to 1926)Recent period (1996 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost27 April29 April26 April3 days earlier-0.1 days per decade
First autumn frost8 October6 October12 October6 days later+0.3 days per decade
Growing days162 days163 days167 days4 days more+0.4 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

120 years, 1895 to 2025

A day with at least 60.1 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 140.8 mm (5.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Prairie du Chien: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years60.1 mm (2.4 in)
5 years78.4 mm (3.1 in)
10 years91.8 mm (3.6 in)
25 years110.2 mm (4.3 in)
50 years125.0 mm (4.9 in)
100 years140.8 mm (5.5 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 120 years of values from 1895 to 2025.

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: 165.6 mm (6.5 in) in 2007; 120.4 mm (4.7 in) in 1928; 119.4 mm (4.7 in) in 1981.

Station Changes

3 suspected

3 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Prairie du Chien, at 1995, 2000 and 2018. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1995 ran 0.4 C (0.7 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2000 ran 0.7 C (1.2 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2018 ran 0.2 C (0.4 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Prairie du Chien, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1995+0.4+0.7likely5
2000-0.6-1.2likely5
2018+0.2+0.4likely5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

Climate Twins

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Prairie du Chien had a mean temperature of 9.1 C (48.4 F) and 958.4 mm (37.7 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Lake Geneva Wwtp (United States, 227 km away), Park Forest Water (United States, 333 km away) and De Kalb (United States, 230 km away).

Climate twins of Prairie du Chien: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Lake Geneva WwtpUnited States227 km (141 mi)8.9 C (48.0 F)937.9 mm (36.9 in)0.71
Park Forest WaterUnited States333 km (207 mi)9.3 C (48.8 F)918.3 mm (36.2 in)0.72
De KalbUnited States230 km (143 mi)9.3 C (48.8 F)934.5 mm (36.8 in)0.74

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-16).