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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
155 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026
...2025-26 ASTRONOMICAL WINTER SUMMARY FOR LA CROSSE WI AND
ROCHESTER MN...
DURING THE 2025-26 ASTRONOMICAL WINTER (DECEMBER 21-MARCH 19), BOTH
LA CROSSE WI AND ROCHESTER MN SAW ABOVE-AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND
PRECIPITATION. BELOW ARE MORE DETAILS ON EACH OF THESE SITES...
LA CROSSE WI...
TEMPERATURES - WARMER THAN AVERAGE
DURING ASTRONOMICAL WINTER, TEMPERATURES AVERAGED 24.5°F AT LA
CROSSE REGIONAL AIRPORT. THIS WAS 3.4°F WARMER THAN THE LONG-TERM
(1872-2026) AVERAGE OF 21.1°F.
10 OUT THE LAST 12 ASTRONOMICAL WINTERS HAVE WARMER THAN THE LONG-
TERM AVERAGE. THIS INCLUDES THE 2ND WARMEST (2023-24), 5TH WARMEST
(2016-17), 11TH WARMEST (2019-20), 15TH WARMEST (2015-16), 25TH
(2024-25), AND 29TH WARMEST (2022-23). THIS WAS THE 35TH WARMEST.
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 33.1°F. THIS WAS 3.3°F WARMER THAN
THE LONG-TERM AVERAGE OF 29.8°F. THIS WAS THE 30TH WARMEST.
THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 15.9°F. THIS WAS 3.6°F WARMER THAN
THE LONG-TERM AVERAGE OF 12.3°F. THIS WAS THE 34TH WARMEST.
THE WARMEST HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 69°F ON MARCH 9.
THE COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS -9°F ON JANUARY 23.
THE WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 43°F ON MARCH 6.
THE COLDEST LOW TEMPERATURE WAS -20°F ON JANUARY 23.
THE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 0°F OR COLDER ON 11 DAYS. THE LONG-TERM
AVERAGE IS 20 DAYS.
PRECIPITATION - WETTER THAN AVERAGE
DURING ASTRONOMICAL WINTER, A TOTAL OF 4.65 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION
FELL AT LA CROSSE REGIONAL AIRPORT. THIS WAS 0.92 INCHES WETTER THAN
THE LONG-TERM (1872-2026) AVERAGE OF 3.73 INCHES.
THE WETTEST DAY OCCURRED ON JANUARY 8 WHEN 0.96 INCHES OF
PRECIPITATION FELL.
MEASURABLE (0.01 INCHES OR GREATER) PRECIPITATION FELL ON 31 DAYS
(34.8%) AND TRACE AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION FELL ON ANOTHER 16 DAYS
(18%).
SNOWFALL - SLIGHTLY BELOW AVERAGE
DURING ASTRONOMICAL WINTER, A TOTAL OF 27.5 INCHES OF SNOW WAS
MEASURED BY THE OFFICIAL NWS SNOW OBSERVER NEAR LA CROSSE REGIONAL
AIRPORT. THIS WAS 1.5 INCHES BELOW THE LONG-TERM (1896-2026) AVERAGE
OF 29.0 INCHES.
THE SNOWIEST DAY OCCURRED ON MARCH 15 WHEN 7.2 INCHES OF SNOW FELL.
MEASURABLE (0.1 INCHES OR GREATER) SNOW FELL ON 18 DAYS (20.2%) AND
TRACE AMOUNTS OF SNOW FELL ON ANOTHER 18 DAYS (20.2%).
SNOW DEPTH - BELOW AVERAGE
DURING ASTRONOMICAL WINTER, THE AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH MEASURED BY THE
OFFICIAL NWS SNOW OBSERVER WAS 2.2 INCHES. THIS WAS 2.2 INCHES BELOW
THE LONG-TERM (1893-2026) AVERAGE OF 4.4 INCHES.
MEASURABLE SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND ON 55 DAYS OR 61.8% OF THE SEASON.
A TRACE OF SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND ON 11 DAYS OR 12.4% OF THE SEASON.
THERE WAS NO SNOW ON THE GROUND FOR 23 DAYS OR 25.8% OF THE SEASON.
THE GREATEST SNOW DEPTH WAS 9 INCHES ON MARCH 16-18.
ROCHESTER...
TEMPERATURES - 14TH WARMEST
DURING ASTRONOMICAL WINTER, TEMPERATURES AVERAGED 22.9°F AT
ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THIS WAS 5°F WARMER THAN THE LONG-
TERM (1886-2025) AVERAGE OF 17.9°F. THIS WAS THE 14TH WARMEST
ASTRONOMICAL WINTER. BELOW ARE THE 20 WARMEST ASTRONOMICAL WINTERS
FOR ROCHESTER, MN.
20 WARMEST WINTERS
FOR ROCHESTER, MN
1886-2026
RANK AVG. TEMP WINTER
---- --------- ------
1 30.0°F 2023-24
2 29.5°F 2011-12
3 27.6°F 1930-31
4 26.5°F 1986-87
5 26.1°F 2005-06
6 25.8°F 1991-92
7 24.9°F 1989-90
8 24.2°F 1981-82
9 24.1°F 2016-17
10 23.6°F 1999-2000
11 23.5°F 1997-98
12 23.3°F 2015-16
13 23.1°F 2001-02
14 22.9°F 2025-26
15 22.8°F 1932-33
16 22.6°F 1972-73
22.6°F 1963-64
18 22.5°F 1980-81
22.5°F 1953-54
20 22.4°F 2019-20
6 OUT OF THE LAST 7 ASTRONOMICAL WINTERS HAVE BEEN WARMER THAN THE
LONG-TERM AVERAGE.
THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 30.8°F. THIS WAS 4.1°F WARMER THAN
THE LONG-TERM AVERAGE OF 26.6°F. THIS WAS THE 20TH WARMEST.
THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 15.1°F. THIS WAS 5.8°F WARMER THAN
THE LONG-TERM AVERAGE OF 9.3°F. THIS WAS THE 13TH WARMEST.
THE WARMEST HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 60°F ON MARCH 9.
THE COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS -11°F ON JANUARY 23.
THE WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 42°F ON MARCH 6.
THE COLDEST LOW TEMPERATURE WAS -22°F ON JANUARY 23.
PRECIPITATION - WETTER THAN AVERAGE
DURING ASTRONOMICAL WINTER, A TOTAL OF 3.95 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION
FELL AT ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THIS WAS 0.85 INCHES WETTER
THAN THE LONG-TERM (1886-2026) AVERAGE OF 3.10 INCHES.
THE WETTEST DAY OCCURRED ON MARCH 6 WHEN 1.16 INCHES OF
PRECIPITATION FELL.
MEASURABLE (0.01 INCHES OR GREATER) PRECIPITATION FELL ON 22 DAYS
(24.7%) AND TRACE AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION FELL ON ANOTHER 21 DAYS
(23.6%).
SNOWFALL - BELOW AVERAGE
DURING ASTRONOMICAL WINTER, A TOTAL OF 26.9 INCHES OF SNOW WAS
MEASURED BY THE OFFICIAL NWS SNOW OBSERVER NEAR ROCHESTER
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THIS WAS 1.3 INCHES BELOW THE LONG-TERM (1909-
2026) AVERAGE OF 28.2 INCHES.
THE SNOWIEST DAY OCCURRED ON MARCH 15 WHEN 12.4 INCHES OF SNOW FELL.
MEASURABLE (0.1 INCHES OR GREATER) SNOW FELL ON 15 DAYS (16.9%) AND
TRACE AMOUNTS OF SNOW FELL ON ANOTHER 21 DAYS (23.6%).
SNOW DEPTH - BELOW AVERAGE
DURING ASTRONOMICAL WINTER, THE AVERAGE SNOW DEPTH MEASURED BY THE
OFFICIAL NWS SNOW OBSERVER NEAR ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS
1.8 INCH. THIS WAS 3.6 INCHES LOWER THAN THE LONG-TERM (1938-2026)
AVERAGE OF 5.4 INCHES.
MEASURABLE SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 49 DAYS OR 55.1% OF THE SEASON.
A TRACE OF SNOW WAS ON THE GROUND ON 11 DAYS OR 12.4% OF THE SEASON.
THERE WAS NO SNOW ON THE GROUND ON 29 DAYS OR 32.6% OF THE SEASON.
THE GREATEST SNOW DEPTH WAS 12 INCHES ON MARCH 16.
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