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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
722 AM CDT Sat Jun 1 2024

...May 2024 was Warmer and Wetter at La Crosse, WI...

...May 2024 Climate Highlights...

Temperatures - Warmer than Normal

During May 2024, the average temperature at La Crosse Regional
Airport was 62.5F. This was 1.5F warmer than the 1991-2020
normal of 61F.

The average high temperature was 74.1F. This was 2.1F warmer than
the 1991-2020 normal of 72F.

The average low temperature was 50.9F. This was 0.8F warmer than
the 1991-2020 normal of 50.1F.

The warmest temperature was 89F on May 18 and the coldest
temperature was 43F on May 5.

Rainfall - 12th Wettest

A total of 6.71 inches of rain fell. This was 2.38 inches wetter
than the 1991-2020 normal of 4.33 inches. This was the 12th wettest
May. Below are the 20 wettest Mays for La Crosse, WI.

       Wettest Mays
    for La Crosse, WI
        1873-2020

        Rainfall
Rank     Amount     Year
----    --------    ----
  1   9.73 inches   2004
  2   8.83 inches   1960
  3   8.49 inches   2013
  4   8.37 inches   1908
  5   8.25 inches   1902
  6   7.41 inches   2018
  7   7.27 inches   1945
  8   7.20 inches   2017
  9   7.06 inches   1892
 10   6.85 inches   1991
 11   6.74 inches   1903
 12   6.71 inches   2024
 13   6.66 inches   1905
 14   6.55 inches   1918
 15   6.41 inches   2015
 16   6.21 inches   1973
 17   6.20 inches   1888
 18   6.03 inches   2019
 19   5.96 inches   1921
 20   5.92 inches   1942
      5.92 inches   1906

5 out of the 18 wettest Mays have occurred during the past decade.
This was the wettest May since 2018 (7.41 inches - 6th wettest).

The wettest day was on May 26 when 1.64 inches of rain fell.

Measurable rain has fallen on 13 days (41.8 percent) and trace
amounts on another 4 days (12.9 percent).

...May 2024 Records...

None.

...Looking Ahead to June...

The normal high temperature in La Crosse rises from 78F on June 1st
to 85F on the 30th.  The normal low temperature rises from 56F on
the 1st to 64F by the end of the month. The normal mean temperature
for the month is 71.0F.  La Crosses hottest June occurred in 1993
with an average temperature of 76.5F, and their coldest June
occurred in 1969 with an average temperature of 61.4F.

For June, the hottest temperature was 102F on June 20, 1933, and
June 21, 1988, and the coldest temperature was 33F on June 1, 1897.
 There are typically 4 days with temperatures at or above 90F.

The average precipitation for June is 5.08 inches. The wettest June
occurred in 1899 when 11.56 inches of rain fell. The driest June
occurred in 1910 when 0.37 inches of rain fell. The wettest June day
was 4.50 inches on June 18, 2011.  Normally, there are 7 days with
thunderstorms.

$$

Boyne