Climatological Report (Seasonal) Issued by NWS La Crosse, WI
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CXUS53 KARX 030825 RRA
CLSLSE
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
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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
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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
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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
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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%).
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...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
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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
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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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