La Crosse, WI: May

31 May 2026: May 2026 averaged 60.6°F in La Crosse, WI, the warmest May since 2024, tied 58th warmest of 154 (with 2001, 1965 and 1912).

May 2026

Mean temperature: 60.6°F; Warmest since 2024; 58th warmest of 154
Precipitation: 1.18 in; Driest since 1988; 10th driest of 154

A normal May in La Crosse, WI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 60°F, between 57°F and 64.1°F in eight years of ten and 3.94 in of precipitation, between 1.50 in and 7.22 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every May in La Crosse, WI since 1873: 60.6°F in 2026; the highest is 68°F, in 1934.

Normal range, 57 to 64.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every May 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	Days missing
2026	60.6	58	72.8	39	48.3	89	1.18	145	0
2025	59.5	76	70.8	65	48.2	91	3.08	91	0
2024	62.5	31	74.1	24	50.9	44	6.71	12	0
2023	63.1	24	75.4	15	50.8	46	1.75	133	0
2022	62.4	34	72.6	40	52.2	31	4.20	52	0
2021	60.8	55	71.8	51	49.8	60	4.82	40	0
2020	59.5	76	70.1	76	48.8	80	3.28	82	0
2019	57.7	105	67.5	114	47.9	97	6.03	18	0
2018	67.6	2	78.2	5	57	2	7.41	6	0
2017	58.9	85	69.2	87	48.6	84	7.20	8	0
2016	60.9	54	73.1	36	48.6	84	4.14	54	0
2015	62.1	39	72	45	52.3	29	6.41	15	0
2014	60.4	66	71.2	62	49.6	64	2.46	117	0
2013	59.1	81	69.1	89	49.2	71	8.49	3	0
2012	64.1	15	75.5	13	52.8	22	3.94	60	0
2011	58.3	99	68.5	99	48	95	3.17	85	0
2010	61	53	72.4	43	49.6	64	3.37	78	0
2009	58.9	85	69.6	82	48.2	91	3.94	60	0
2008	56.5	123	68.3	105	44.7	138	3.52	72	0
2007	64.3	13	76.2	9	52.4	27	3.91	62	0
2006	60.4	66	70.3	75	50.4	55	4.12	55	0
2005	57.1	115	67	120	47.1	110	2.40	118	0
2004	58.4	95	69.2	87	47.5	103	9.73	1	0
2003	57.9	103	69.6	82	46.2	119	3.99	57	0
2002	56.4	124	68.2	107	44.5	141	1.31	143	0
2001	60.6	58	70.7	67	50.5	49	4.96	36	0
2000	61.7	45	72	45	51.3	39	5.82	23	0
1999	62.9	27	73.8	29	52.1	32	4.37	49	0
1998	66	5	78.8	4	53.2	18	2.95	100	0
1997	55	138	66.5	128	43.4	148	2.38	119	0
1996	57.1	115	66.7	125	47.5	103	1.50	139	0
1995	58.9	85	69.8	79	48	95	3.76	67	0
1994	60.7	57	73.5	31	47.9	97	1.49	140	0
1993	59	82	68.4	102	49.6	64	5.41	29	0
1992	61.1	51	74	25	48.3	89	1.49	140	0
1991	63.9	18	73.3	32	54.4	8	6.85	10	0
1990	56.6	121	67.3	118	45.8	125	3.74	68	0
1989	58.9	85	70.5	70	47.3	105	3.02	97	0
1988	65.2	10	79.3	2	51	41	0.94	149	0
1987	63.7	20	75.2	16	52.1	32	4.58	44	0
1986	61.9	42	72.6	40	51.2	40	1.49	140	0
1985	62	40	74.7	21	49.3	69	1.08	147	0
1984	55.8	130	66.4	131	45.3	130	2.18	124	0
1983	54.3	143	64	142	44.6	139	4.50	47	0
1982	62.8	28	71.9	47	53.7	13	4.71	41	0
1981	58.4	95	70.5	70	46.3	118	1.88	129	0
1980	62.8	28	75.1	19	50.5	49	2.66	108	0
1979	58	101	70.1	76	45.9	122	5.68	26	0
1978	59.9	71	71.5	56	48.4	87	3.97	58	0
1977	67.3	3	79	3	55.7	4	3.04	95	0
1976	56.7	119	69.7	81	43.8	146	2.95	100	0
1975	62.3	35	72.9	38	51.7	36	2.52	113	0
1974	55	138	65	138	45	135	3.50	73	0
1973	55.2	134	64.8	140	45.6	126	6.21	16	0
1972	63.4	22	76.3	8	50.5	49	1.80	132	0
1971	55.3	133	68.7	94	41.8	152	4.89	37	0
1970	60.5	62	70.5	70	50.6	48	5.82	23	0
1969	60.5	62	71.5	56	49.6	64	2.55	111	0
1968	56.3	125	66.7	125	45.9	122	3.20	83	0
1967	54.2	144	66.4	131	41.9	151	1.22	144	0
1966	55.2	134	68	108	42.3	149	2.28	123	0
1965	60.6	58	71.3	59	50	57	5.11	34	0
1964	63.8	19	74.3	23	53.3	17	3.72	69	0
1963	57.4	109	67.6	113	47.3	105	2.04	126	0
1962	63.5	21	71.8	51	55.1	7	3.78	66	0
1961	57.1	115	68.8	91	45.3	130	2.76	107	0
1960	58.8	89	68.4	102	49.2	71	8.83	2	0
1959	63.1	24	72.5	42	53.7	13	4.67	42	0
1958	61.1	51	73.3	32	49	78	1.07	148	0
1957	57.2	113	66.5	128	47.9	97	4.56	46	0
1956	58.6	92	68.4	102	48.8	80	5.68	26	0
1955	62.3	35	74	25	50.5	49	3.97	58	0
1954	53.8	148	63.5	145	44.2	144	2.03	127	0
1953	59	82	68.8	91	49.1	75	1.75	133	0
1952	57.9	103	67.4	116	48.4	87	2.81	106	0
1951	63.2	23	73.3	32	53	20	3.37	78	0
1950	59	82	68.5	99	49.5	68	4.28	51	0
1949	62.5	31	73.1	36	51.9	34	2.48	116	0
1948	58.6	92	68.6	98	48.6	84	3.29	81	0
1947	54.1	145	63.1	148	45.1	134	3.49	74	0
1946	56.6	121	67	120	46.2	119	2.82	105	0
1945	54	147	63.6	144	44.4	142	7.27	7	0
1944	63	26	72.2	44	53.9	11	3.04	95	0
1943	56.7	119	66.1	135	47.3	105	3.08	91	0
1942	57.2	113	66.5	128	47.9	97	5.92	20	0
1941	64	17	75.2	16	53.1	19	5.78	25	2
1940	57.3	112	67.9	109	46.8	114	3.06	94	0
1939	65	11	76.6	7	53.4	16	2.03	127	0
1938	58.2	100	67.2	119	49.3	69	4.86	38	0
1937	60.8	55	70.6	69	50.9	44	2.98	99	0
1936	65.4	7	75.5	13	55.3	6	3.16	87	0
1935	54.6	141	64.6	141	44.6	139	5.09	35	0
1934	68	1	81.9	1	54	10	0.91	150	0
1933	59.9	71	69.5	84	50.3	56	4.43	48	0
1932	60.5	62	71.9	47	49.1	75	3.82	65	0
1931	56	128	67	120	45	135	2.15	125	0
1930	59.4	79	70.1	76	48.8	80	2.55	111	0
1929	55.5	132	66.2	133	44.8	137	3.39	77	0
1928	61.6	46	73.3	32	49.9	59	2.99	98	0
1927	56.1	127	65	138	47.3	105	4.59	43	0
1926	61.8	43	74.5	22	49.2	71	3.31	80	0
1925	55	138	68.5	99	41.5	153	0.84	152	0
1924	52	153	62	150	42	150	1.75	133	0
1923	59.9	71	71.6	55	48.2	91	1.53	138	0
1922	64.1	15	74	25	54.3	9	4.86	38	0
1921	61.6	46	71.7	53	51.6	37	5.96	19	0
1920	58.4	95	70.4	73	46.5	115	1.86	130	0
1919	57.5	107	68.7	94	46.4	117	2.34	120	0
1918	62.7	30	73.6	30	51.8	35	6.55	14	0
1917	55.1	137	66.2	133	44.1	145	3.14	88	0
1916	58.8	89	68.7	94	48.9	79	3.17	85	0
1915	54.1	145	62.9	149	45.3	130	5.23	31	0
1914	61.3	49	71.9	47	50.8	46	2.66	108	0
1913	57.6	106	67.4	116	47.9	97	5.60	28	0
1912	60.6	58	71.3	59	50	57	5.88	22	0
1911	64.2	14	75.7	11	52.8	22	5.20	32	0
1910	55.2	134	66.1	135	44.3	143	1.63	136	0
1909	57.4	109	67.8	110	46.9	113	3.19	84	0
1908	58.7	91	69.1	89	48.2	91	8.37	4	0
1907	50.8	154	60.5	152	41.1	154	2.30	121	0
1906	58.4	95	67.5	114	49.2	71	5.92	20	0
1905	56.2	126	65.3	137	47.1	110	6.66	13	0
1904	59.6	75	69.5	84	49.8	60	3.57	70	0
1903	61.8	43	70.8	65	52.8	22	6.74	11	0
1902	62	40	71.3	59	52.7	25	8.25	5	0
1901	61.2	50	71.9	47	50.5	49	3.85	64	0
1900	62.5	31	73.9	28	51	41	3.47	75	0
1899	59.5	76	69.4	86	49.7	62	4.58	44	0
1898	59.3	80	69.8	79	48.8	80	1.10	146	0
1897	57.4	109	68.3	105	46.5	115	1.59	137	0
1896	65.8	6	75.2	16	56.4	3	3.55	71	0
1895	60.4	66	71	63	49.7	62	4.04	56	0
1894	60.5	62	70.4	73	50.5	49	2.92	103	0
1893	56	128	66.6	127	45.5	128	3.14	88	0
1892	52.9	151	60.4	153	45.5	128	7.06	9	0
1891	58.5	94	71	63	45.9	122	0.69	153	0
1890	53.4	150	63.4	146	43.5	147	4.20	52	0
1889	57	118	66.9	123	47.2	109	2.30	121	0
1888	52.1	152	59	154	45.3	130	6.20	17	0
1887	65.4	7	77.1	6	53.7	13	0.50	154	0
1886	62.2	37	71.5	56	53	20	0.89	151	0
1885	58	101	66.8	124	49.1	75	2.52	113	0
1884	60	70	67.7	112	52.3	29	1.82	131	0
1883	53.5	149	60.7	151	46.2	119	3.87	63	0
1882	54.5	142	63.3	147	45.6	126	2.49	115	0
1881	67.3	3	75.6	12	59	1	3.13	90	0
1880	65.3	9	74.8	20	55.7	4	4.33	50	0
1879	61.5	48	70.7	67	52.4	27	5.37	30	0
1878	55.8	130	63.9	143	47.6	102	2.83	104	0
1877	62.2	37	71.7	53	52.7	25	2.94	102	0
1876	60.1	69	68.7	94	51.5	38	5.20	32	0
1875	59.9	71	68.8	91	51	41	3.47	75	0
1874	65	11	76	10	53.9	11	3.07	93	0
1873	57.5	107	67.8	110	47.1	110	2.63	110	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1934	68
2018	67.6
1977	67.3
1881	67.3
1998	66
1896	65.8
1936	65.4
1887	65.4
1880	65.3
1988	65.2

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1907	50.8
1924	52
1888	52.1
1892	52.9
1890	53.4
1883	53.5
1954	53.8
1945	54
1947	54.1
1915	54.1

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2004	9.73
1960	8.83
2013	8.49
1908	8.37
1902	8.25
2018	7.41
1945	7.27
2017	7.20
1892	7.06
1991	6.85

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1887	0.50
1891	0.69
1925	0.84
1886	0.89
1934	0.91
1988	0.94
1958	1.07
1985	1.08
1898	1.10
2026	1.18

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 90°F; 27 May 2026, 26 May 2026
Coldest night: 30°F; 7 May 2026
Wettest day: 0.51 in; 17 May 2026

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May 2026 brought 1.18 in of precipitation in La Crosse, WI, the driest May since 1988, 10th driest of 154.
The hottest day of May 2026 in La Crosse, WI: 90°F on Wednesday 27 May 2026 and Tuesday 26 May 2026.
The coldest night of May 2026 in La Crosse, WI: a low of 30°F on Thursday 7 May 2026.
The wettest day of May 2026 in La Crosse, WI: 0.51 in on Sunday 17 May 2026.