La Crosse, WI: August

31 August 2026: August 2026 averaged 72.4°F in La Crosse, WI, the warmest August since 2024, tied 40th warmest of 154 (with 1996).

August 2026

Mean temperature: 72.4°F; Warmest since 2024; 40th warmest of 154
Precipitation: 1.92 in; Driest since 2023; 33rd driest of 154

A normal August in La Crosse, WI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 72°F, between 68.9°F and 74.3°F in eight years of ten and 3.91 in of precipitation, between 1.31 in and 6.23 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every August in La Crosse, WI since 1873: 72.4°F in 2026; the highest is 78.3°F, in 1947.

Normal range, 68.9 to 74.3°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every August in La Crosse, WI from 1873 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank
2026	72.4	40	82.4	53	62.4	42	1.92	122
2025	71	80	80.7	90	61.4	59	2.83	93
2024	72.6	38	82.7	47	62.5	37	3.79	60
2023	74.2	13	85.2	13	63.2	27	1.38	139
2022	72.7	34	82.5	51	62.9	31	3.50	66
2021	74.3	11	84.6	19	63.9	18	11.78	2
2020	74.2	13	85.9	11	62.5	37	3.90	55
2019	71.9	56	82.3	54	61.5	55	1.66	132
2018	74.2	13	84	23	64.5	14	6.88	16
2017	71	80	81	85	61	70	1.06	146
2016	74.2	13	83.7	28	64.8	11	6.36	19
2015	71.2	75	81	85	61.4	59	2.80	94
2014	73.5	23	83.2	36	63.8	19	4.62	39
2013	73.1	28	84.1	22	62.1	47	1.04	147
2012	71	80	82.8	43	59.2	109	2.17	114
2011	72.1	49	82.8	43	61.4	59	1.79	126
2010	75.8	7	85.6	12	66.1	6	5.84	24
2009	69.1	115	78.8	118	59.5	102	5.29	30
2008	70.4	94	82.2	56	58.6	118	0.69	152
2007	72.3	42	81.1	83	63.4	23	13.75	1
2006	71.9	56	81.3	78	62.5	37	4.16	49
2005	71.7	60	82	60	61.3	65	3.95	53
2004	66.6	147	76.3	148	57	141	3.92	54
2003	75.2	8	87.1	5	63.4	23	1.34	140
2002	70.9	84	81.1	83	60.6	79	2.70	97
2001	73.2	27	84	23	62.5	37	4.45	43
2000	72	54	81.9	65	62.2	45	2.47	103
1999	70.1	102	79.9	106	60.4	87	2.19	113
1998	73.6	22	84	23	63.3	26	6.21	20
1997	69.1	115	78.8	118	59.5	102	5.55	27
1996	72.4	40	84.8	16	60	92	2.16	115
1995	77.7	2	87.1	5	68.4	2	4.20	46
1994	67.4	142	77.8	134	57.1	138	4.84	37
1993	71.9	56	81.9	65	61.9	51	5.31	28
1992	66.6	147	77.8	134	55.3	152	2.67	98
1991	72.7	34	83.2	36	62.2	45	2.91	88
1990	72.1	49	82.5	51	61.7	53	8.02	11
1989	71.4	72	82.6	50	60.2	90	4.60	40
1988	76	6	87.3	4	64.7	13	4.60	40
1987	70.2	97	78.8	118	61.5	55	3.71	62
1986	67.5	140	78.1	127	56.8	142	2.38	105
1985	68.4	123	78.5	124	58.2	127	3.21	79
1984	72.9	32	84.3	21	61.4	59	2.11	118
1983	75.2	8	86.3	10	64.2	17	3.06	81
1982	70.2	97	80.4	98	60.1	91	2.91	88
1981	71.4	72	79.9	106	62.8	32	9.56	4
1980	74.1	18	82.9	39	65.3	8	9.84	3
1979	68.8	119	78.1	127	59.5	102	7.55	13
1978	73.5	23	85	15	62	50	1.20	145
1977	66.7	145	77	140	56.5	145	2.92	86
1976	71.6	64	83.9	27	59.3	107	0.54	153
1975	71.7	60	82.7	47	60.6	79	2.79	95
1974	68.4	123	79.6	111	57.2	137	4.20	46
1973	72.2	47	82	60	62.4	42	8.63	8
1972	71.1	78	80.6	93	61.5	55	5.97	21
1971	68.1	127	80.5	95	55.7	151	2.22	111
1970	70.4	94	82.2	56	58.6	118	1.02	148
1969	73.9	20	86.5	8	61.3	65	2.16	115
1968	72	54	82.9	39	61	70	1.96	120
1967	67.9	131	79.7	108	56.1	147	2.44	104
1966	69.8	107	81.8	69	57.7	132	1.87	125
1965	67.5	140	78.4	125	56.5	145	2.85	91
1964	69.7	109	79.6	111	59.7	97	3.34	74
1963	68.9	118	78.7	121	59.1	112	3.40	73
1962	70.5	91	81.3	78	59.6	98	7.16	15
1961	73	31	83.3	35	62.8	32	1.39	137
1960	72.3	42	81.7	72	62.8	32	4.86	35
1959	74.2	13	82.8	43	65.6	7	7.85	12
1958	71.7	60	83.5	33	59.9	93	2.06	119
1957	69.9	105	79.3	116	60.4	87	4.18	48
1956	71.6	64	81.5	74	61.6	54	3.47	68
1955	76.3	5	87.6	3	65	10	0.79	151
1954	70.1	102	79.7	108	60.5	82	3.56	65
1953	72.3	42	82.8	43	61.9	51	3.01	84
1952	69.6	110	78.9	117	60.3	89	4.52	42
1951	67.7	136	76.5	145	59	114	3.29	76
1950	66.9	143	75.9	150	57.9	130	1.96	120
1949	73.5	23	84	23	63	30	1.58	133
1948	73.8	21	84.8	16	62.8	32	1.79	126
1947	78.3	1	87.7	2	68.8	1	2.86	90
1946	67.7	136	77.6	136	57.8	131	2.97	85
1945	70.5	91	80.4	98	60.5	82	2.57	100
1944	71.1	78	81.3	78	61	70	4.86	35
1943	71.8	59	80.8	88	62.8	32	3.83	57
1942	70.2	97	79.5	114	61	70	3.18	80
1941	72.3	42	83.5	33	61.2	67	1.55	134
1940	69.1	115	77.1	138	61.1	68	6.87	17
1939	71.2	75	81.8	69	60.7	78	6.74	18
1938	73.1	28	82.9	39	63.4	23	5.14	32
1937	76.8	4	86.6	7	66.9	4	3.97	52
1936	74.8	10	86.4	9	63.2	27	4.08	51
1935	70.9	84	80.9	87	60.9	75	7.53	14
1934	69.4	111	80.5	95	58.3	124	1.90	123
1933	69.2	113	81.5	74	56.8	142	1.34	140
1932	71.2	75	81.6	73	60.8	76	4.15	50
1931	71	80	83.1	38	58.8	116	2.29	109
1930	72.2	47	85.2	13	59.2	109	0.90	150
1929	69.4	111	80.8	88	58.1	129	1.79	126
1928	70.2	97	80.5	95	59.9	93	8.69	7
1927	64.8	153	76.6	143	52.9	154	3.03	83
1926	70.1	102	79.5	114	60.6	79	3.05	82
1925	70.6	89	81.9	65	59.4	106	1.40	136
1924	68.2	126	78.1	127	58.3	124	9.25	5
1923	68.1	127	78.6	122	57.5	134	2.30	106
1922	71.6	64	82.7	47	60.5	82	3.43	71
1921	70.6	89	81.8	69	59.5	102	1.26	144
1920	68.3	125	79.7	108	56.8	142	2.25	110
1919	69.2	113	80.3	102	58.2	127	1.39	137
1918	71.5	69	82.2	56	60.8	76	2.84	92
1917	66.5	149	77.2	137	55.8	149	2.51	102
1916	72.6	38	83.6	29	61.5	55	4.45	43
1915	64.8	153	75.2	152	54.3	153	3.83	57
1914	70.9	84	81.3	78	60.5	82	2.92	86
1913	72.1	49	82	60	62.1	47	2.53	101
1912	67.8	132	77.1	138	58.5	121	3.33	75
1911	67.8	132	77.9	132	57.7	132	3.49	67
1910	70.5	91	81.4	76	59.6	98	4.99	34
1909	74.1	18	84.6	19	63.6	20	8.76	6
1908	68.7	121	80.4	98	57.1	138	1.76	129
1907	68.7	121	78.1	127	59.3	107	5.73	25
1906	73.1	28	81.9	65	64.4	16	5.30	29
1905	71.6	64	81.2	82	62.1	47	8.18	10
1904	66.9	143	78	131	55.8	149	3.67	63
1903	66.5	149	74.4	153	58.7	117	8.36	9
1902	67.8	132	77	140	58.6	118	2.30	106
1901	72.1	49	83.6	29	60.5	82	0.93	149
1900	77.7	2	87.9	1	67.5	3	2.75	96
1899	72.7	34	82.9	39	62.5	37	3.72	61
1898	69.9	105	80.7	90	59.1	112	3.25	77
1897	66.7	145	76.2	149	57.1	138	3.47	68
1896	70.3	96	82	60	58.5	121	2.16	115
1895	71.6	64	83.6	29	59.6	98	2.66	99
1894	72.3	42	84.8	16	59.8	95	0.35	154
1893	69.8	107	82	60	57.5	134	1.30	143
1892	70.7	87	80.4	98	61	70	1.88	124
1891	68	130	78.6	122	57.4	136	1.48	135
1890	66.2	151	76.6	143	55.9	148	3.47	68
1889	70.2	97	80.7	90	59.8	95	4.64	38
1888	67.8	132	76.5	145	59.2	109	5.93	23
1887	68.1	127	77.9	132	58.3	124	2.21	112
1886	73.4	26	82.3	54	64.5	14	3.90	55
1885	66.1	152	73.3	154	58.9	115	3.65	64
1884	68.8	119	76.5	145	61.1	68	3.82	59
1883	67.7	136	75.7	151	59.6	98	1.71	130
1882	71.5	69	78.3	126	64.8	11	3.25	77
1881	74.3	11	82.1	59	66.5	5	5.01	33
1880	71.5	69	79.6	111	63.5	22	4.42	45
1879	70.7	87	80.1	105	61.4	59	1.31	142
1878	72.7	34	80.3	102	65.2	9	2.30	106
1877	71.4	72	81.4	76	61.4	59	5.16	31
1876	72.1	49	80.6	93	63.6	20	5.97	21
1875	67.7	136	76.9	142	58.5	121	5.73	25
1874	71.7	60	80.3	102	63.2	27	3.41	72
1873	72.9	32	83.6	29	62.3	44	1.69	131

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1947	78.3
1995	77.7
1900	77.7
1937	76.8
1955	76.3
1988	76
2010	75.8
2003	75.2
1983	75.2
1936	74.8

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1927	64.8
1915	64.8
1885	66.1
1890	66.2
1917	66.5
1903	66.5
2004	66.6
1992	66.6
1977	66.7
1897	66.7

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2007	13.75
2021	11.78
1980	9.84
1981	9.56
1924	9.25
1909	8.76
1928	8.69
1973	8.63
1903	8.36
1905	8.18

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1894	0.35
1976	0.54
2008	0.69
1955	0.79
1930	0.90
1901	0.93
1970	1.02
2013	1.04
2017	1.06
1978	1.20

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 91°F; 31 August 2026
Coldest night: 54°F; 24 August 2026, 23 August 2026, 20 August 2026
Wettest day: 0.60 in; 18 August 2026

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La Crosse, WI the day's answers

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Every answer in words

August 2026 brought 1.92 in of precipitation in La Crosse, WI, the driest August since 2023, 33rd driest of 154.
The hottest day of August 2026 in La Crosse, WI: 91°F on Monday 31 August 2026.
The coldest night of August 2026 in La Crosse, WI: a low of 54°F on Monday 24 August 2026, Sunday 23 August 2026 and Thursday 20 August 2026.
The wettest day of August 2026 in La Crosse, WI: 0.60 in on Tuesday 18 August 2026.