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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
529 AM CDT TUE SEP 1 2026
...2026 METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER WAS WETTER THAN NORMAL WITH NEAR
NORMAL TEMPERATURES IN LA CROSSE WI...
TEMPERATURES - NEAR NORMAL
DURING METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER (JUNE 1ST THROUGH AUGUST 31ST) OF 2026,
LA CROSSE REGIONAL AIRPORT HAD AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 72.8°F.
THIS WAS 0.1°F COOLER THAN THE 1991-2020 NORMAL OF 72.9°F. THE TABLE
BELOW PROVIDES A BREAKDOWN OF THE TEMPERATURE DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL
FOR LA CROSSE WI THIS SUMMER...
SUMMER 2026 TEMPERATURES
IN LA CROSSE WI
DEPARTURE FROM
NORMAL
--------------
JUNE AVG MAX TEMP 79.8°F -1.9°F
AVG MIN TEMP 59.7°F -0.7°F
AVG TEMP 69.8°F -1.2°F
JULY AVG MAX TEMP 86.0°F +0.6°F
AVG MIN TEMP 66.8°F +2.3°F - TIED WITH 1957
AND 1987 FOR THE
11TH WARMEST
AVG TEMP 76.4°F +1.4°F
AUGUST AVG MAX TEMP 82.4°F -0.8°F
AVG MIN TEMP 62.4°F +0.1°F
AVG TEMP 72.4°F -0.4°F
SUMMER AVG MAX TEMP 82.7°F -0.8°F
AVG MIN TEMP 62.9°F +0.5°F
AVG TEMP 72.8°F -0.1°F
OTHER TEMPERATURE TIDBITS THIS SUMMER...
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 82.7°F. THIS WAS 0.8°F COOLER THAN
THE 1991-2020 NORMAL OF 83.5°F.
THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 62.9°F. THIS WAS 0.5°F WARMER THAN
THE 1991-2020 NORMAL OF 62.4°F.
THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURE WAS 97°F ON JULY 27.
THE COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 65°F ON JUNE 17.
THE WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 81°F ON JUNE 30.
THE COLDEST TEMPERATURE WAS 50°F ON JUNE 19 AND JUNE 23.
THE TEMPERATURE CLIMBED TO OR EXCEEDED 90°F ON 11 DAYS. THE LONG-
TERM AVERAGE (1873-2025) IS 13.1 DAYS. THE GREATEST NUMBER WAS 41
DAYS IN 1988.
TEMPERATURES AVERAGED ABOVE NORMAL ON 46 DAYS, BELOW NORMAL ON 38
DAYS, AND NORMAL ON 8 DAYS.
RAINFALL - WETTER THAN NORMAL
DURING THE METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER, LA CROSSE REGIONAL AIRPORT
RECEIVED 14.24 INCHES OF RAIN. THIS WAS 1.03 INCHES WETTER THAN THE
1991-2020 NORMAL OF 13.21 INCHES. THE TABLE BELOW CONTAINS THE
MONTHLY RAINFALL TOTALS AND THEIR DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL FOR THIS
SUMMER.
SUMMER 2026 RAINFALL
IN LA CROSSE WI
DEPARTURE
MONTH RAIN TOTAL FROM NORMAL
----- ---------- -----------
JUNE 4.94 INCHES -0.14 INCHES
JULY 7.38 INCHES +3.15 INCHES - 14TH WETTEST
AUGUST 1.92 INCHES -1.98 INCHES
SUMMER 14.24 INCHES +1.03 INCHES
OTHER RAINFALL TIDBITS THIS SUMMER...
THE WETTEST DAY OCCURRED ON JULY 1 WHEN 2.29 INCHES OF RAIN FELL.
MEASURABLE RAIN FELL ON 33 DAYS (35.9%) AND TRACE AMOUNTS FELL ON
ANOTHER 3 DAYS (3.3%).
NO RAIN - 54 DAYS (58.7%)
TRACE - 3 DAYS (3.3%)
0.01-0.09 INCHES - 12 DAYS (13.0%)
0.10-0.24 INCHES - 6 DAYS (6.5%)
0.25-0.49 INCHES - 5 DAYS (5.4%)
0.50-0.99 INCHES - 7 DAYS (7.6%)
1.00-1.99 INCHES - 2 DAYS (2.2%)
2.00-2.99 INCHES - 1 DAYS (1.1%)
SKY...
IT WAS CLEAR ON 51 DAYS.
IT WAS PARTLY CLOUDY ON 38 DAYS.
IT WAS CLOUDY ON 3 DAYS.
SEA LEVEL PRESSURE...
HIGHEST WAS 30.33 INCHES ON JUNE 2.
LOWEST WAS 29.27 INCHES ON JUNE 17.
WINDS...
HIGHEST SUSTAINED WIND WAS 46 MPH FROM THE NORTH ON AUGUST 18.
HIGHEST WIND GUST WAS 66 MPH FROM THE NORTH ON AUGUST 18.
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