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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
820 AM CDT Tue Jul 1 2025

...June 2025 was Wetter and Slightly Warmer than Normal for La
Crosse, WI...

...June 2025 Highlights...

Temperatures - Slightly Warmer than Normal

The average temperature at La Crosse Regional Airport was 71.6F.
This was 0.6F warmer than the 1991-2020 normal of 71F.

The average high temperature was 81.2F. This was 0.5F cooler than
the 1991-2020 normal of 81.7F.

The average low temperature was 62F. This was 1.6F warmer than the
1991-2020 normal of 60.4F.

The warmest high temperature was 97F on June 21.
The coldest high temperature was 67F on June 9.

The warmest low temperature was 80F on June 22. Tied with June 29,
1931, for the warmest June low temperature.  The coldest low
temperature was 46F on June 1.

The first half of June averaged 66.3F. This was 2.8F colder than
the 1991-2020 normal of 66.3F. This was the coldest start to June
since 2013 (63.8F). The coldest first half occurred in 1945 when
the average was 58.2F.

The second half of June averaged 76.8F. This was 3.8F warmer than
the 1991-2020 normal of 73F. This was the 9th warmest second half
of June and the warmest since 1995 (78.8F). The warmest second half
occurred in 1933 when the average was 80.1F.

Rainfall - Wetter than Normal

A total of 6.27 inches of rain fell at La Crosse Regional Airport.
This was 1.19 inches wetter than the 1991-2020 normal of 5.08
inches. 70.8 percent of this rain fell in just 4 days (June 23-26).

The wettest day occurred on June 23 when 1.84 inches of rain fell.

Measurable rain fell on 17 days and a trace of rain fell on another
5 days. The 22 days with rain is tied with 1935 (17 days with
measurable rain and 5 days with a trace) for the second most in
June. The most was in 2024 when it rained on 24 days (16 days with
measurable rain and 8 days with a trace).

Seasonal Snow - 8th Least

From July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, the snow observer near La
Crosse Regional Airport measured 22.6 inches of snow. This was 23.7
inches below the 1991-2020 normal of 46.3 inches. This was the 8th
least for a snow season and the least since the 2011-12 snow season
(21.5 inches - 6th least). This was the second snow season in a row
to see well-below-normal snow. During the 2023-2024 snow season, 26
inches of snow fell (12th least). The lowest seasonal snow total was
7.7 inches in 1967-68.

The snowiest calendar day was 6.6 inches on December 19.

Measurable snow fell on 19 days and a trace fell on another 31 days.

Other - First Tornado in La Crosse County since 2022

On June 25, 2 tornadoes were observed in La Crosse County. The first
tornado developed near State Highway 33 several miles south of Barre
Mills, causing extensive tree damage to the Valleywood Springs area
before moving northeast, causing additional spotty tree damage
before dissipating near the intersection of County Highways M and I.
 Valleywood Springs would be affected by a second tornado around 10
minutes later. Each tornado had a distinct circulation and debris
signature on radar. These were the first tornadoes in La Crosse
County since July 23, 2022.

...June 2025 Records...

Daily Records...

June 21 - Warmest Low Temperature (79F) - Previous record was 74F
in 1943

June 21 - Warmest Daily Average Temperature (88F) - Previous record
was 85F in 1943

June 22 - Warmest Low Temperature (80F) - Previous record was 75F
in 1983

June 22 - Warmest Daily Average Temperature (88F) - Previous record
was 84.5F in 1983

June Records...

Tied the warmest June low temperature (80F - June 22) with June 29,
1931. Only 3 calendar days have had warmer low temperatures (all
with a low temperature of 81F). They were on July 21, 1901; July
13, 1995; and July 4, 2012.

This was the third time this year in which a monthly record was tied
or broken. The other 2 times were...

Warmest January High Temperature (58F on January 30) - Previous
record was 57F on January 3, 1874; January 1, 1897; and January 25,
1981.

Warmest March High Temperature (86F on March 28) - Previous record
was 84F on March 29, 1986.

...Looking ahead to July...

The normal high temperature in La Crosse is 85.4F and the normal
low temperature is 64.5F. The normal monthly mean temperature is
75.0F. La Crosses hottest July occurred in 2012 with an average
temperature of 79.6F and their coldest July occurred in 1891 with
an average of 66.9F.

For July, the hottest temperature was 108F (also the hottest
temperature for any day of the year) on July 14, 1936, and July 13,
1995, and the coldest temperature was 44F on July 4, 1967. There
are typically 7 days with temperatures at or above 90F.

The normal precipitation for July is 4.23 inches. The wettest July
occurred in 1883 when 11.03 inches of rain fell and the driest
occurred in 1967 when 0.16 inches of rain fell. The wettest July day
was 5.24 inches on July 27, 1987.  Normally, there are 7 days with
thunderstorms.

$$

Boyne