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Public Information Statement...Corrected number of traces
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
1153 AM CDT Sun Sep 1 2024

...August 2024 was Slightly Cooler and Drier than Normal in La
Crosse, WI...

...August 2024 Highlights...

Temperatures - Slightly Cooler than Normal

The average temperature at La Crosse Regional Airport was 72.6F.
This was 0.2F cooler than the 1981-2020 normal of 72.8F.

The average high temperature was 82.7F. This was 0.5F cooler than
the 1981-2020 normal of 83.2F.

The average low temperature was 62.5F. This was 0.2F warmer than
the 1981-2020 normal of 62.3F.

The hottest temperature was 97F on August 26 and the coolest
temperature was 53F on August 21 and 22.

The temperature climbed to or exceeded 90F on 4 days. The normal
is 4.2 days.

Rainfall - Slightly Drier than Normal

A total of 3.79 inches of rain fell. This was 0.11 inches drier
than the 1981-2020 normal of 3.90 inches.

Measurable rain fell 7 days (22.6%) and trace amounts fell on
another 7 days (22.6%).

The wettest day occurred on August 29 when 2.02 inches of rain
fell. This not only set a daily rainfall record (previous record
of 2.02 inches in 1876), but it was also the wettest August day
since August 27, 2021 when 2.52 inches of rain fell. It was the
wettest calendar day since June 13, 2022 (2.09 inches).

...Daily Records...

August 26 - Tied Record High - 97F - Previously Set in 2020
August 26 - Tied Record Warm Low - 76F - Previously Set in 1948 and 2013
August 29 - Rainfall - 2.02 inches - Previous Record - 1.24 inches
in 1876

...Looking Ahead to September...

The normal high temperature in La Crosse starts off at 81F on
September 1st and falls to 69F by the end of the month. The
normal low temperature starts off at 59F on the 1st and falls to
48F by the end of the month. The warmest September temperature on
record was 101F on September 6, 1922, and the coldest was 24F
on September 30, 1899.

The normal mean temperature for September is 64.8F. La Crosses
hottest September occurred in 2015 with an average temperature of
69.3F, and its coldest September occurred in 1918 with an
average temperature of 54.8F.

The normal September rainfall is 3.63 inches. The wettest
September occurred in 1881 with 10.87 inches of rain, while the
driest September occurred in 1940, with only 0.29 inches of
precipitation. The wettest September day occurred on September 6,
1884, when 5.55 inches of rain fell. Normally, there are 4 days
with thunderstorms.

While typically no snow falls during September, measurable snow did
fall in 1942 (0.2 inches on September 26).

Valley fog is quite prevalent in the area. On average, this fog reduces
the visibility to a quarter-mile or less at the airport on 3
days.

$$

Boyne