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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
941 AM CST SUN MAR 1 2026
...METEOROLOGICAL WINTER 2025-26 WAS DRIER WITH NEAR-NORMAL
TEMPERATURES IN BOTH LA CROSSE WI AND ROCHESTER MN...
HERE ARE MORE DETAILS ON THE WINTER FOR LA CROSSE WI AND ROCHESTER
MN...
LA CROSSE WI...
DURING METEOROLOGICAL WINTER (DECEMBER 1 THROUGH FEBRUARY 28), LA
CROSSE REGIONAL AIRPORT WAS DRIER AND COLDER THAN NORMAL. THE
INFORMATION BELOW PROVIDES MORE DETAILS ON THESE STATISTICS.
TEMPERATURES - COLDER THAN NORMAL
FROM DECEMBER 1 THROUGH FEBRUARY 28, THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AT LA
CROSSE REGIONAL AIRPORT WAS 20.7°F. THIS WAS 1.8°F COLDER THAN THE
1991-2020 WINTER NORMAL OF 22.5°F.
THE AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS 29.1°F. THIS WAS 1.8°F COLDER
THAN THE 1991-2020 NORMAL OF 30.9°F.
THE AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS 12.3°F. THIS WAS 1.8°F COLDER
THAN THE 1991-2020 NORMAL OF 14.1°F.
THE TABLE BELOW CONTAINS THE MONTHLY TEMPERATURES AND THEIR
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL FOR THE WINTER OF 2025-26.
WINTER 2025-26 TEMPERATURES
IN LA CROSSE WI
AVERAGE DEPARTURE
MONTH TEMPERATURE FROM NORMAL
----- ----------- -----------
DECEMBER 20.1°F - 5.0°F
JANUARY 13.5°F - 5.4°F
FEBRUARY 27.3°F + 4.0°F
WINTER 20.7°F - 1.8°F
THE WARMEST HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 58°F ON FEBRUARY 16. THE COLDEST
HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS -9°F ON JANUARY 23.
THE WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 36°F ON JANUARY 13.
THE COLDEST LOW TEMPERATURE WAS -20°F ON JANUARY 23.
THE DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WERE BELOW NORMAL ON 50 DAYS (55.6
PERCENT), ABOVE NORMAL ON 38 DAYS (42.2 PERCENT), AND NORMAL ON 2
DAYS (2.2%).
THE TEMPERATURE FELL TO ZERO OR BELOW ZERO ON 15 DAYS. NORMALLY,
THERE ARE 22 SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES IN A WINTER.
PRECIPITATION - DRIER THAN NORMAL
LA CROSSE REGIONAL AIRPORT RECEIVED 3.12 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.
THIS WAS 0.81 INCHES DRIER THAN THE 1991-2020 WINTER NORMAL OF 3.93
INCHES.
THE TABLE BELOW CONTAINS THE MONTHLY PRECIPITATION TOTALS AND THEIR
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL FOR THE WINTER OF 2025-26.
WINTER 2025-26 PRECIPITATION
IN LA CROSSE WI
PRECIPITATION DEPARTURE
MONTH TOTAL FROM NORMAL
----- ------------- -----------
DECEMBER 0.92 INCHES -0.57 INCHES
JANUARY 1.64 INCHES +0.39 INCHES
FEBRUARY 0.56 INCHES -0.63 INCHES
WINTER 3.12 INCHES -0.81 INCHES
THE WETTEST DAY WAS ON JANUARY 8 WHEN 0.96 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION
FELL.
PRECIPITATION WAS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO...
0.01 INCHES - 30 DAYS
0.10 INCHES - 7 DAYS
0.50 INCHES - 1 DAYS
1.00 INCH - 0 DAYS
PRECIPITATION FELL ON 48 DAYS (53.3 PERCENT). MEASURABLE
PRECIPITATION FELL ON 30 DAYS (33.3 PERCENT) AND TRACE AMOUNTS OF
PRECIPITATION FELL ON 18 DAYS (20 PERCENT).
SNOWFALL - BELOW NORMAL
THE SNOW OBSERVER NEAR LA CROSSE REGIONAL AIRPORT RECEIVED 19.7
INCHES OF SNOW. THIS WAS 12.7 INCHES BELOW THE 1991-2020 NORMAL OF
32.4 INCHES.
THE TABLE BELOW CONTAINS THE MONTHLY SNOWFALL TOTALS AND THEIR
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL FOR THE WINTER OF 2025-26.
WINTER 2025-26 SNOWFALL
IN LA CROSSE WI
SNOWFALL DEPARTURE
MONTH TOTAL FROM NORMAL
----- ------------ -----------
DECEMBER 7.1 INCHES -3.8 INCHES
JANUARY 4.7 INCHES -7.1 INCHES
FEBRUARY 7.9 INCHES -1.8 INCHES
WINTER 19.7 INCHES -12.7 INCHES
THE SNOWIEST DAY WAS 7 INCHES ON FEBRUARY 20.
SNOW FELL ON 40 DAYS (44.4 PERCENT). MEASURABLE SNOW FELL ON 18 DAYS
(20 PERCENT) AND A TRACE OF SNOW FELL ON ANOTHER 22 DAYS (24.4
PERCENT).
SNOW DEPTH - BELOW AVERAGE
THE OFFICIAL SNOW OBSERVER NEAR LA CROSSE REGIONAL AIRPORT HAD AN
AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH OF 3.3 INCHES. THIS WAS 1.1 INCHES LOWER THAN THE
LONG-TERM AVERAGE (1893-2026) OF 4.4 INCHES.
THE GREATEST SNOW DEPTH WAS 8 INCHES ON DECEMBER 1, DECEMBER 10, AND
DECEMBER 11.
THERE WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND ON 76 DAYS (84.4 PERCENT) THIS WINTER.
MEASURABLE SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND ON 67 DAYS (74.4 PERCENT) AND
TRACE AMOUNTS OF SNOW ON THE GROUND ON 9 DAYS (10 PERCENT).
WINDS -
HIGHEST SUSTAINED WINDS - 35 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST ON JANUARY 27.
HIGHEST WIND GUST - 47 MPH FROM THE NORTH ON JANUARY 14.
SKY -
CLEAR - 32 DAYS
PARTLY CLOUDY - 40 DAYS
CLOUDY - 18 DAYS
BAROMETRIC PRESSURE -
HIGHEST - 30.94 INCHES ON JANUARY 23
LOWEST - 29.22 INCHES ON FEBRUARY 18
..ROCHESTER MN
DURING METEOROLOGICAL WINTER (DECEMBER 1 THROUGH FEBRUARY 28),
ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS DRIER AND WARMER THAN NORMAL.
THE INFORMATION BELOW PROVIDES MORE DETAILS ON THESE STATISTICS.
TEMPERATURES - WARMER THAN NORMAL
FROM DECEMBER 1 THROUGH FEBRUARY 28, THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AT
ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 19.3°F. THIS WAS 1.2°F WARMER
THAN THE 1991-2020 WINTER NORMAL OF 18.1°F.
THE AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS 27.4°F. THIS WAS 1.6°F WARMER
THAN THE 1991-2020 NORMAL OF 25.8°F.
THE AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WAS 11.2°F. THIS WAS 0.8°F WARMER
THAN THE 1991-2020 NORMAL OF 10.4°F.
THE TABLE BELOW CONTAINS THE MONTHLY TEMPERATURES AND THEIR
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL FOR THE WINTER OF 2025-26.
WINTER 2025-26 TEMPERATURES
IN ROCHESTER MN
AVERAGE DEPARTURE
MONTH TEMPERATURE FROM NORMAL
----- ----------- -----------
DECEMBER 18.0°F - 2.8°F
JANUARY 13.0°F - 1.7°F
FEBRUARY 26.9°F + 8.2°F - 10TH WARMEST
WINTER 19.3°F + 1.2°F
THE WARMEST HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 55°F ON FEBRUARY 16. THE COLDEST
HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS -11°F ON JANUARY 23.
THE WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 36°F ON FEBRUARY 16 AND FEBRUARY 17.
THE COLDEST LOW TEMPERATURE WAS -22°F ON JANUARY 23.
THE DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE NORMAL ON 49 DAYS (54.4
PERCENT), BELOW NORMAL ON 40 DAYS (44.4 PERCENT), AND NORMAL ON 1
DAY (1.1 PERCENT).
THE TEMPERATURE FELL TO ZERO OR BELOW ON 21 DAYS. NORMALLY, THERE
ARE 29 DAYS WITH SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES IN A WINTER.
PRECIPITATION - DRIER THAN NORMAL
ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT RECEIVED 2.26 INCHES OF
PRECIPITATION. THIS WAS 1.03 INCHES DRIER THAN THE 1991-2020 WINTER
NORMAL OF 3.29 INCHES.
THE TABLE BELOW CONTAINS THE MONTHLY PRECIPITATION TOTALS AND THEIR
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL FOR THE WINTER OF 2025-26.
WINTER 2025-26 PRECIPITATION
IN ROCHESTER MN
PRECIPITATION DEPARTURE
MONTH TOTAL FROM NORMAL
----- ------------- -----------
DECEMBER 0.94 INCHES -0.34 INCHES
JANUARY 0.81 INCHES -0.18 INCHES
FEBRUARY 0.51 INCHES -0.51 INCHES
WINTER 2.26 INCHES -1.03 INCHES
THE WETTEST DAY WAS ON JANUARY 8 WHEN 0.53 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION
FELL.
PRECIPITATION WAS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO...
0.01 INCHES - 24 DAYS
0.10 INCHES - 7 DAYS
0.50 INCHES - 1 DAYS
1.00 INCH - 0 DAYS
PRECIPITATION FELL ON 44 DAYS (48.9 PERCENT). MEASURABLE
PRECIPITATION FELL ON 24 DAYS (26.7 PERCENT) AND TRACE AMOUNTS OF
PRECIPITATION FELL ON 20 DAYS (22.2 PERCENT).
SNOWFALL - BELOW NORMAL
THE SNOW OBSERVER NEAR ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT RECEIVED 17.2
INCHES OF SNOW. THIS WAS 18.1 INCHES BELOW THE 1991-2020 NORMAL OF
35.3 INCHES.
THE TABLE BELOW CONTAINS THE MONTHLY SNOWFALL TOTALS AND THEIR
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL FOR THE WINTER OF 2025-26.
WINTER 2025-26 SNOWFALL
IN ROCHESTER MN
SNOWFALL DEPARTURE
MONTH TOTAL FROM NORMAL
----- ------------ -----------
DECEMBER 9.0 INCHES -3.4 INCHES
JANUARY 2.1 INCHES -10.1 INCHES
FEBRUARY 6.1 INCHES -4.6 INCHES
WINTER 17.2 INCHES -18.1 INCHES
THE SNOWIEST DAY WAS 5.2 INCHES ON DECEMBER 28.
SNOW FELL ON 38 DAYS (42.2 PERCENT). MEASURABLE SNOW FELL ON 21 DAYS
(23.3 PERCENT) AND A TRACE OF SNOW FELL ON ANOTHER 17 DAYS (18.9
PERCENT).
SNOW DEPTH - BELOW AVERAGE
THE OFFICIAL SNOW OBSERVER NEAR ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAD
AN AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH OF 2.6 INCH. THIS WAS 2.4 INCHES LOWER THAN
THE LONG-TERM AVERAGE (1893-2026) OF 5 INCHES.
THE GREATEST SNOW DEPTH WAS 7 INCHES ON DECEMBER 1-3 AND DECEMBER 7-
12.
THERE WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND ON 73 DAYS (81.1 PERCENT) THIS WINTER.
MEASURABLE SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND ON 62 DAYS (68.9 PERCENT) AND
TRACE AMOUNTS OF SNOW ON THE GROUND ON 11 DAYS (12.2 PERCENT).
WINDS -
HIGHEST SUSTAINED WINDS - 39 MPH FROM THE WEST NORTHWEST ON
DECEMBER 18 HIGHEST WIND GUST - 57 MPH FROM THE WEST ON DECEMBER 18
SKY -
CLEAR - 36 DAY
PARTLY CLOUDY - 32 DAYS
CLOUDY - 22 DAYS
BAROMETRIC PRESSURE -
HIGHEST - 30.74 INCHES ON DECEMBER 14
LOWEST - 29.18 INCHES ON FEBRUARY 18
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