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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
922 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2025
..MARCH 2025 WAS WARMER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL IN LA CROSSE, WI
..MARCH 2025 HIGHLIGHTS
TEMPERATURES - TIED FOR THE 8TH WARMEST WITH 1973 AND 2016
DURING MARCH 2025, THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AT LA CROSSE REGIONAL
AIRPORT WAS 41.3°F. THIS WAS 5.5°F WARMER THAN THE 1991-2020 NORMAL
OF 35.8°F. THIS WAS TIED FOR THE 8TH WARMEST MARCH WITH 1973 AND
2016. THIS WAS THE WARMEST MARCH SINCE 2021 (42.2°F - 7TH WARMEST).
THE WARMEST MARCH AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 50.4°F IN 2012. BELOW ARE
THE 20 WARMEST MARCHES IN LA CROSSE, WI.
WARMEST MARCHES
IN LA CROSSE, WI
1873-2025
AVERAGE
RANK TEMPERATURE YEAR
---- ----------- ----
1 50.4°F 2012
2 47.1°F 1878
3 45.7°F 1910
4 44.5°F 1946
5 43.0°F 1945
6 42.5°F 2000
7 42.2°F 2021
8 41.3°F 2025
41.3°F 2016
41.3°F 1973
11 40.5°F 2010
40.5°F 1968
13 40.4°F 1938
14 40.0°F 2020
15 39.9°F 2024
39.9°F 1977
17 39.2°F 2004
39.2°F 1918
19 39.0°F 1987
39.0°F 1889
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 53.3°F. THIS WAS 7.7°F WARMER THAN
THE 1991-2020 NORMAL OF 45.6°F. THIS WAS TIED FOR THE 6TH WARMEST
WITH 2000 AND 2021. THIS WAS THE WARMEST SINCE 2021 (53.3°F). THE
WARMEST MARCH AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 60.2°F IN 2012.
THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 29.4°F. THIS WAS 3.4°F WARMER THAN
THE 1991-2020 NORMAL OF 26°F. THIS WAS THE 22ND WARMEST AND THE
WARMEST SINCE 2021 (31.2°F - 11TH WARMEST). THE WARMEST AVERAGE LOW
WAS 40.5°F IN 2012.
THE WARMEST HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 86°F ON MARCH 28.
THE COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 29°F ON MARCH 1.
THE WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 49°F ON MARCH 14.
THE COLDEST LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 11°F ON MARCH 2.
THE TEMPERATURE REACHED OR EXCEEDED 80°F ON 2 DAYS (MARCH 14 AND
MARCH 28). THIS WAS TIED WITH 2007 AND 2012 FOR THE THIRD MOST IN
MARCH. ONLY 1910 AND 1986 HAD MORE (3 DAYS). ONLY 8 MARCHES HAVE HAD
AT LEAST 1 OR MORE. ON MARCH 14, THE TEMPERATURE REACHED 80°F. THIS
WAS THE SECOND EARLIEST DATE IN A CALENDAR YEAR. THE EARLIEST DATE
IN A CALENDAR YEAR WAS MARCH IN 2000. ON MARCH 28, THE TEMPERATURE
CLIMBED TO 86°F. THIS WAS THE WARMEST TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED IN
MARCH. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 84°F ON MARCH 29, 1986. IT WAS THE
EARLIEST 86°F OR WARMER TEMPERATURE IN A CALENDAR YEAR. THE PREVIOUS
RECORD WAS APRIL 10, 1930 (91°F). THIS WAS 13 DAYS EARLIER THAN THE
PREVIOUS RECORD.
PRECIPITATION - WETTER THAN NORMAL
A TOTAL OF 3.27 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL AT LA CROSSE REGIONAL
AIRPORT. THIS WAS 1.23 INCHES WETTER THAN THE 1991-2020 NORMAL OF
2.04 INCHES. THIS IS MORE PRECIPITATION THAN WE HAVE SEEN DURING THE
PAST 3 MONTHS (2.08 INCHES).
THE WETTEST DAY WAS MARCH 19 WHEN 0.90 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL.
PRECIPITATION FELL ON 13 DAYS. MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION FELL ON 9
DAYS AND A TRACE FELL ON ANOTHER 4 DAYS.
SNOWFALL - BELOW NORMAL
A TOTAL OF 5.1 INCHES OF SNOW FELL WAS MEASURED BY THE OFFICIAL NWS
SNOW OBSERVER NEAR LA CROSSE REGIONAL AIRPORT. THIS WAS 2.2 INCHES
BELOW THE 1991-2020 NORMAL OF 7.3 INCHES.
THE SNOWIEST DAY WAS MARCH 19 WHEN 4.1 INCHES OF SNOW FELL.
SNOW FELL ON 5 DAYS. MEASURABLE SNOW FELL ON 3 DAYS AND A TRACE FELL
ON ANOTHER 2 DAYS.
SNOW DEPTH - BELOW THE LONG-TERM AVERAGE
A AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH MEASURED BY THE OFFICIAL NWS SNOW OBSERVER NEAR
LA CROSSE REGIONAL AIRPORT WAS 0.3 INCHES. THIS WAS 1.6 INCHES BELOW
THE LONG-TERM AVERAGE OF 1.9 INCHES.
THE GREATEST SNOW DEPTH WAS 4 INCHES ON MARCH 20.
..MARCH 2025 RECORDS
DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
MARCH 10 - NEW RECORD HIGH (72°F) - PREVIOUS RECORD 67°F IN 1894
MARCH 14 - NEW RECORD HIGH (80°F) - PREVIOUS RECORD 75°F IN 2012
MARCH 14 - TIED RECORD WARM LOW (49°F) - TIED WITH 1973 AND 1990
MARCH 28 - NEW RECORD HIGH (86°F) - PREVIOUS RECORD 80°F IN 1910 AND
1986
MONTHLY TEMPERATURE RECORDS...
MARCH 28 - WARMEST MARCH TEMPERATURE (86°F) - PREVIOUS RECORD 84°F
ON MARCH 29, 1986
..LOOKING AHEAD TO APRIL
THE NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURE IN LA CROSSE STARTS OFF AT 53°F ON APRIL
1ST AND WARMS TO 66°F BY THE END OF THE MONTH. THE NORMAL LOW
TEMPERATURE STARTS OFF AT 33°F ON THE 1ST AND WARMS TO 44°F BY THE
END OF THE MONTH. THE WARMEST APRIL TEMPERATURE ON RECORD IS 93°F ON
APRIL 29, 1910, AND APRIL 22, 1980; AND THE COLDEST IS -7°F ON APRIL
1, 1924, AND APRIL 6, 1982.
THE NORMAL MEAN TEMPERATURE FOR APRIL IS 49°F. LA CROSSE’S WARMEST
APRIL OCCURRED IN 1915 WITH AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 56.9°F, AND
THEIR COLDEST APRIL OCCURRED IN 1874 AND 2018 WITH AN AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE OF 39.3°F.
THE NORMAL APRIL PRECIPITATION IS 3.75 INCHES. THE WETTEST APRIL
OCCURRED IN 1973 WITH 7.31 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION AND THE DRIEST
OCCURRED IN 1879 WITH 0.42 INCHES. THE WETTEST APRIL DAY OCCURRED ON
APRIL 27, 1975, WHEN 3.91 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL. NORMALLY,
THERE ARE 3 DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORMS.
THE NORMAL APRIL SNOWFALL IS 2.9 INCHES. THE SNOWIEST APRIL OCCURRED
IN 2018 WITH 19 INCHES OF SNOW. THE SNOWIEST APRIL DAY OCCURRED ON
APRIL 9, 1973, WHEN 10.3 INCHES OF SNOW FELL.
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