Climatological Report (Seasonal)
Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
325 AM CST MON JUN 3 2019

...ANOTHER WET SPRING IN LA CROSSE WI...

THE METEOROLOGICAL SPRING OF 2019 WAS ANOTHER WET ONE AT LA CROSSE
REGIONAL AIRPORT. IT WAS THE 24TH WETTEST METEOROLOGICAL SPRING.
THIS WAS  THIS WAS THE 6TH TIME THIS DECADE AND THE 9TH TIME
THIS CENTURY THAT A SPRING HAS BEEN AMONG THE 25 WETTEST SPRINGS.
TEMPERATURES AVERAGED JUST OVER 2 DEGREES (-2.1F) COLDER-THAN-NORMAL.

MORE DETAILS ON THESE STATISTICS CAN BE FOUND BELOW.

TEMPERATURES -

FROM MARCH 1ST THROUGH MAY 31ST, LA CROSSE REGIONAL AIRPORT HAD
AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 45.5F.  THIS WAS 2.1F COLDER THAN THE
1981-2010 NORMAL OF 47.6F. IT WAS THE COLDEST SPRING SINCE 2014
WHEN THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 44.3F.

THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 55.4F.  THIS WAS 2.6F COLDER
THAN THE 1981-2010 NORMAL OF 58F.

THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 35.6F.  THIS WAS 1.7F COLDER
THAN THE 1981-2010 NORMAL OF 37.3F.

THE TABLE BELOW CONTAINS THE MONTHLY TEMPERATURES AND THEIR
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL FOR THE SPRING OF 2019.

           SPRING 2019 TEMPERATURES
               IN LA CROSSE WI

                  AVERAGE            DEPARTURE
   MONTH        TEMPERATURE         FROM NORMAL
   -----        -----------         -----------
   MARCH       30.2 DEGREES        -4.3 DEGREES
   APRIL       48.5 DEGREES        -0.1 DEGREES
   MAY         57.7 DEGREES        -2.0 DEGREES

   SPRING      45.5 DEGREES        -2.1 DEGREES

THE WARMEST HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 90F ON MAY 31.
THE COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 10F ON MARCH 4.

THE WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 61F ON MAY 16.
THE COLDEST LOW TEMPERATURE WAS -15F ON MARCH 4.

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE <= 32 ON 7 DAYS
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE >= 90 ON 1 DAY

MINIMUM TEMPERATURE <= 32 ON 31 DAYS
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE <=  0 ON  4 DAYS

PRECIPITATION - 24TH WETTEST

FROM MARCH 1ST THROUGH MAY 31ST, LA CROSSE REGIONAL AIRPORT
RECEIVED 11.01 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION.  THIS WAS 2.11 INCHES
WETTER THAN THE 1981-2010 SPRING NORMAL OF 8.90 INCHES.  THIS
MADE IT THE 24TH WETTEST METEOROLOGICAL SPRING. THIS WAS THE 6TH
TIME THIS DECADE AND THE 9TH TIME THIS CENTURY THAT A SPRING HAS
BEEN AMONG THE 25 WETTEST SPRINGS.

BELOW ARE THE 25 WETTEST SPRINGS IN LA CROSSE WI.

           WETTEST SPRINGS
           IN LA CROSSE WI
               1873-2019

          PRECIPITATION
  RANK        TOTAL          YEAR
  ----     ------------      ----
    1      17.21 INCHES      1973
    2      16.53 INCHES      2013
    3      15.37 INCHES      1945
    4      15.04 INCHES      1991
    5      14.61 INCHES      2004
    6      13.83 INCHES      2017
    7      13.70 INCHES      1993
    8      13.61 INCHES      1888
    9      13.28 INCHES      1908
   10      13.11 INCHES      1903
   11      12.88 INCHES      1960
   12      12.41 INCHES      2008
   13      12.31 INCHES      1951
   14      12.29 INCHES      1892
   15      12.03 INCHES      1965
   16      11.97 INCHES      1876
   17      11.53 INCHES      2018
   18      11.51 INCHES      2006
   19      11.41 INCHES      1956
   20      11.38 INCHES      2015
   21      11.17 INCHES      2011
   22      11.10 INCHES      1913
   23      11.07 INCHES      1938
   24      11.01 INCHES      2019
   25      10.99 INCHES      1999
           10.99 INCHES      1918

THE TABLE BELOW CONTAINS THE MONTHLY PRECIPITATION TOTALS AND
THEIR DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL FOR THE SPRING OF 2019.

          SPRING 2019 PRECIPITATION
               IN LA CROSSE WI

                PRECIPITATION         DEPARTURE
   MONTH            TOTAL            FROM NORMAL
   -----        ------------         -----------
   MARCH        1.81 INCHES         -0.23 INCHES
   APRIL        3.17 INCHES         -0.17 INCHES
   MAY          6.03 INCHES         +2.51 INCHES - 17TH WETTEST

   SPRING      11.01 INCHES         +2.11 INCHES - 24TH WETTEST

THE WETTEST DAY WAS MAY 18 WHEN 1.17 INCHES OF RAIN FELL.

MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION FELL ON 34 DAYS (37.0%) AND TRACE AMOUNTS
ON 15 DAYS (16.3%).


SNOWFALL -

FROM MARCH 1ST THROUGH MAY 31ST, THE SNOW OBSERVER NEAR LA CROSSE
REGIONAL AIRPORT RECORDED 12.1 INCHES. THIS WAS 3.3 INCHES SNOWIER
THAN THE 1981-2010 NORMAL OF 8.8 INCHES.  THE TABLE BELOW CONTAINS
THE MONTHLY SNOWFALL TOTALS AND THEIR DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL FOR
THE SPRING OF 2019.

             SPRING 2019 SNOWFALL
               IN LA CROSSE WI

                   SNOWFALL           DEPARTURE
   MONTH            TOTAL            FROM NORMAL
   -----        ------------         -----------
   MARCH         5.9 INCHES          -1.2 INCHES
   APRIL         6.2 INCHES          +4.5 INCHES
   MAY             0 INCHES           0.0 INCHES

   SPRING       12.1 INCHES          +3.3 INCHES

THE SNOWIEST DAY WAS ON APRIL 10 WHEN 3.9 INCHES OF SNOW FELL.

MEASURABLE SNOW FELL ON 6 DAYS (6.5%) AND TRACE AMOUNTS ON
11 DAYS (12%).

...................................

...THE LA CROSSE WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
3/1/2019 TO 5/31/2019...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1873 TO 2019

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             107   05/31/1934
 LOW              -28   03/01/1962
HIGHEST            90   05/31        MM      MM
LOWEST            -15   03/04        MM      MM
AVG. MAXIMUM     55.4              58.0    -2.6
AVG. MINIMUM     35.6              37.3    -1.7
MEAN             45.5              47.6    -2.1
DAYS MAX >= 90      1               0.7     0.3
DAYS MAX <= 32      7               4.7     2.3
DAYS MIN <= 32     31              31.4    -0.4
DAYS MIN <= 0       4               0.6     3.4

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM           MM   MM
 MINIMUM           MM   MM
TOTALS          11.01              8.90    2.11
DAILY AVG.       0.12              0.10    0.02
DAYS >= .01        34              32.9     1.1
DAYS >= .10        20              18.0     2.0
DAYS >= .50         8               5.9     2.1
DAYS >= 1.00        5               2.0     3.0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.17   MM
 STORM TOTAL       MM
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             MM   5
 24 HR TOTAL       MM
TOTALS           12.1               8.8     3.3
 LIQUID EQUIV    1.21              0.90    0.31
SINCE 7/1        64.3              43.3    21.0
 LIQUID 7/1      6.43
DAYS >= TRACE      16               5.5    10.5
DAYS >= 1.0         4               2.3     1.7
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        18   03/05
                        03/03
                        03/04
 24 HR TOTAL      3.9   MM
 STORM TOTAL       MM
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1806              1649     157
 SINCE 7/1         MM              7157      MM
COOLING TOTAL      31                48     -17
 SINCE 1/1         31                48     -17

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     MM
 LATEST       MM
EARLIEST                        MM
LATEST                          MM
.................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.0
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    33/220    DATE  04/12
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    48/120    DATE  05/24

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           40
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             31
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         21

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     64

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              8     MIXED PRECIP               1
HEAVY RAIN                8     RAIN                      15
LIGHT RAIN               38     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       4
LIGHT SNOW               15     SLEET                      1
FOG                      38     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     10
HAZE                     27

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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