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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
929 AM CDT THU MAY 1 2025
...APRIL 2025 WAS WETTER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN NORMAL IN
LA CROSSE, WI...
..APRIL 2025 HIGHLIGHTS
TEMPERATURES - SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN NORMAL
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 48.4°F AT LA CROSSE REGIONAL AIRPORT.
THIS WAS 0.6°F COOLER THAN THE 1991-2020 NORMAL OF 49°F.
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 59.3°F. THIS WAS 0.3°F COOLER THAN
THE 1991-2020 NORMAL OF 59.6°F.
THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 37.5°F. THIS WAS 0.9°F COOLER THAN
THE 1991-2020 NORMAL OF 38.4°F.
THE WARMEST TEMPERATURE WAS 78°F ON APRIL 28 AND THE COLDEST
TEMPERATURE WAS 20°F ON APRIL 8.
PRECIPITATION - 13TH WETTEST
A TOTAL OF 5.20 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL AT LA CROSSE REGIONAL
AIRPORT. THIS WAS 1.45 INCHES WETTER THAN THE 1991-2020 NORMAL OF
3.75 INCHES.
THIS WAS THE 13TH WETTEST APRIL AND THE WETTEST SINCE 2014 (7.03
INCHES - 2ND WETTEST). THE WETTEST APRIL OCCURRED IN 1973 WHEN 7.31
INCHES FELL. THE TABLE BELOW LISTS THE 20 WETTEST APRILS IN
LA CROSSE, WI.
20 WETTEST APRILS
IN LA CROSSE WI
1873-2025
PRECIPITATION
RANK TOTAL YEAR
---- ------------- ----
1 7.31 INCHES 1973
2 7.03 INCHES 2014
3 6.79 INCHES 1954
4 6.74 INCHES 2008
5 6.51 INCHES 1994
6 6.07 INCHES 1975
7 6.02 INCHES 1999
8 5.96 INCHES 1991
5.96 INCHES 1909
10 5.92 INCHES 2013
11 5.84 INCHES 1896
12 5.78 INCHES 1993
13 5.20 INCHES 2025
14 5.14 INCHES 2011
15 5.12 INCHES 1951
16 4.87 INCHES 2017
4.87 INCHES 1965
18 4.81 INCHES 1903
19 4.78 INCHES 2006
20 4.70 INCHES 1892
7 OUT OF THE 20 WETTEST APRILS HAVE OCCURRED THIS CENTURY.
THE WETTEST DAY WAS ON APRIL 20 WHEN 1.66 INCHES FELL.
PRECIPITATION FELL ON 17 DAYS. MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION FELL ON 11
DAYS AND A TRACE OF PRECIPITATION FELL ON 6 DAYS.
SNOWFALL - BELOW NORMAL
A TOTAL OF 1.7 INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED BY THE OFFICIAL SNOW
OBSERVER NEAR LA CROSSE REGIONAL AIRPORT. THIS WAS 1.2 INCHES LOWER
THAN THE 1991-2020 NORMAL OF 2.9 INCHES.
SNOWIEST DAY OCCURRED ON APRIL 1 WHEN 1.1 INCHES OF SNOW FELL.
MEASURABLE SNOW FELL ON 2 DAYS.
SNOW DEPTH - BELOW AVERAGE
THE AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH WAS 0 INCHES NEAR LA CROSSE REGIONAL AIRPORT.
THE LONG-TERM AVERAGE WITH 0.1 INCHES.
THE GREATEST SNOW DEPTH WAS 1 INCH ON APRIL 2.
MEASURABLE SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND 1 DAY.
..DAILY RECORDS
APRIL 20 - WETTEST (1.66 INCHES) - PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 1.57 INCHES
IN 1968
APRIL 28 - WARMEST LOW TIED (60°F) WITH 1970
..LOOKING AHEAD TO MAY
THE NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURE IN LA CROSSE RISES FROM 66°F ON MAY 1ST
TO 77°F BY THE END OF THE MONTH. THE NORMAL LOW TEMPERATURE WARMS
FROM 45°F ON THE 1ST TO 56°F BY THE END OF THE MONTH. THE NORMAL
MEAN TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH IS 61°F. LA CROSSE'S WARMEST MAY
OCCURRED IN 1934 WITH AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 68°F, AND ITS
COLDEST MAY OCCURRED IN 1907 WITH AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 50.8°F.
DURING MAY, THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURE RECORDED WAS 107°F ON MAY 31,
1934, AND THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 26°F ON MAY 2, 1911, MAY 3,
1971, AND MAY 6, 1989.
THE AVERAGE PRECIPITATION FOR MAY IS 4.33 INCHES. THE WETTEST MAY
OCCURRED IN 2004 WITH 9.73 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION, WHILE THE DRIEST
WAS IN 1887 WITH 0.50 OF AN INCH. THE WETTEST MAY DAY WAS 3.06
INCHES ON MAY 19, 1912. NORMALLY, THERE ARE 5 DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORMS.
BOYNE
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