La Crosse, WI: October

9 October 2026: October 2026 so far averaged 58.5°F in La Crosse, WI, the warmest 1 to 9 October since 2025, 39th warmest of 153.

October 2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 58.5°F; Warmest since 2025; 39th warmest of 153
Precipitation: 0.07 in; Driest since 2024; 34th driest of 154

A normal 1 to 9 October in La Crosse, WI (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 54°F, between 50.7°F and 62.8°F in eight years of ten and 0.48 in of precipitation, between 0.04 in and 2.76 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 to 9 October in La Crosse, WI since 1873: 58.5°F in 2026; the highest is 70.4°F, in 1879.

Normal range, 50.7 to 62.8°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 to 9 October 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	58.5	39	71.2	26	45.8	65	0.07	120	0
2025	65.2	5	76.4	6	54	7	0.59	68	0
2024	58	43	71.9	18	44.1	88	trace	136	0
2023	61.9	16	71.4	24	52.3	15	0.02	129	0
2022	55.9	71	67.3	59	44.6	81	trace	136	0
2021	68.9	2	76.8	5	61	2	0.27	93	0
2020	54.3	87	66.7	64	41.9	112	0.11	113	0
2019	58.1	42	66.3	68	49.9	28	2.70	8	0
2018	54	90	59.4	127	48.6	35	3.29	3	0
2017	62.8	13	71.9	18	53.7	10	3.78	1	0
2016	59.7	31	71	28	48.3	38	0.16	105	0
2015	53.9	92	64.8	86	43	98	0.05	122	0
2014	51.4	119	60.9	116	42	110	1.45	23	0
2013	60.6	25	71.8	23	49.3	31	3.25	4	0
2012	51.6	116	61.7	110	41.4	115	0.17	104	0
2011	63.1	10	77.6	3	48.6	35	0.00	149	0
2010	56.3	66	70.9	29	41.7	114	trace	136	0
2009	47.7	146	54	152	41.4	115	1.91	15	0
2008	53.6	95	63.9	91	43.3	96	0.53	75	0
2007	67.5	3	76.3	7	58.7	3	1.55	22	0
2006	60.1	29	71.9	18	48.2	40	0.15	108	0
2005	60.6	25	70.1	37	51.1	21	0.03	127	0
2004	54	90	66.1	71	41.9	112	0.84	53	0
2003	53.3	100	67	62	39.7	133	0.04	123	0
2002	53.8	93	61.8	109	45.8	65	2.25	10	0
2001	53	103	63.9	91	42.1	108	0.24	94	0
2000	46.9	150	56.2	143	37.6	144	0.23	96	0
1999	49.1	132	60.3	120	37.9	141	0.80	54	0
1998	52.8	106	60.2	121	45.3	75	0.89	49	0
1997	67.4	4	80.9	1	53.9	8	1.03	42	0
1996	53.5	96	64.9	85	42.1	108	0.23	96	0
1995	54.1	89	62.7	104	45.6	71	2.03	12	0
1994	56.7	55	63.6	98	49.9	28	0.60	67	0
1993	53	103	65.1	83	40.9	121	0.41	85	0
1992	59.4	32	70.9	29	48	43	0.16	105	0
1991	50.9	124	61.9	108	40	128	0.42	82	0
1990	55.2	80	66	72	44.3	83	0.98	46	0
1989	47.5	149	59.9	124	35.1	151	1.10	39	0
1988	49.1	132	61.7	110	36.4	148	0.01	131	0
1987	48.3	140	59.6	126	37.1	146	0.01	131	0
1986	53.1	102	63.1	101	43	98	1.76	18	0
1985							0.32	92	9
1984	58.4	40	69.4	41	47.4	50	0.38	87	0
1983	58.3	41	69	46	47.6	49	0.42	82	0
1982	57	52	67.8	54	46.2	59	1.33	28	0
1981	48.8	134	58.9	133	38.8	139	0.59	68	0
1980	53.5	96	64.8	86	42.2	105	trace	136	0
1979	48.6	135	56.3	142	40.8	123	1.18	36	0
1978	52.4	109	59.2	130	45.6	71	0.59	68	0
1977	48.4	138	57	140	39.9	131	1.11	38	0
1976	53.5	96	66.2	69	40.8	123	0.21	100	0
1975	57.2	48	70.7	31	43.8	92	0.00	149	0
1974	48.2	141	58.6	136	37.9	141	0.35	89	0
1973	62.9	11	72.4	14	53.4	12	1.07	41	0
1972	54.8	84	65.2	81	44.3	83	1.30	30	0
1971	57.7	44	66	72	49.3	31	0.03	127	0
1970	59.1	36	69.3	43	48.9	34	0.89	49	0
1969	61.8	18	72.4	14	51.1	21	0.68	63	0
1968	51.6	116	60.2	121	42.9	100	1.89	16	0
1967	56.4	64	65.8	74	47.1	54	1.22	32	0
1966	56.7	55	69.1	45	44.2	86	0.08	118	0
1965	51.2	120	60.2	121	42.2	105	0.22	98	0
1964	49.2	131	58	137	40.4	125	0.18	103	0
1963	64.3	7	77.3	4	51.2	20	0.00	149	0
1962	57	52	63.7	95	50.3	25	1.74	19	0
1961	56.6	61	67.6	55	45.6	71	0.01	131	0
1960	54.6	86	67.2	60	42	110	0.02	129	0
1959	51.6	116	59.1	132	44	90	0.55	72	0
1958	56.5	62	67.4	56	45.6	71	0.16	105	0
1957	54.2	88	65.7	76	42.7	102	0.20	102	0
1956	55.7	73	67.4	56	44	90	0.12	110	0
1955	59.2	34	68	53	50.3	25	0.53	75	0
1954	51.8	112	57.3	138	46.2	59	1.92	14	0
1953	56.5	62	70.1	37	42.9	100	trace	136	0
1952	45.1	152	55.9	147	34.3	152	trace	136	0
1951	55.3	79	63.6	98	47	57	1.99	13	0
1950	55	82	64.3	88	45.7	68	0.99	43	0
1949	62.9	11	72.8	12	53.1	13	0.22	98	0
1948	52.9	105	62.3	105	43.6	94	0.93	48	0
1947	61.1	23	70.6	33	51.6	18	0.40	86	0
1946	62.3	14	72.9	11	51.7	16	0.08	118	0
1945	50.9	124	60.4	119	41.4	115	0.12	110	0
1944	53.5	96	59.3	129	47.7	48	0.44	80	0
1943	57.2	48	71.2	26	43.1	97	0.62	66	0
1942	59.2	34	70.2	36	48.1	42	1.87	17	0
1941	56.2	68	65.2	81	47.2	52	2.84	6	0
1940	56.9	54	68.2	51	45.7	68	1.37	24	0
1939	61.2	22	72.3	17	50	27	0.87	51	0
1938	61.1	23	70.6	33	51.7	16	trace	136	0
1937	54.7	85	62.3	105	47.1	54	1.20	34	0
1936	55.6	77	66.4	66	44.7	80	0.78	56	0
1935	42.1	153	52.2	153	32	153	0.33	91	0
1934	56.7	55	67.4	56	46	62	0.01	131	0
1933	51.8	112	62.8	103	40.9	121	0.70	60	0
1932	51.1	122	62.2	107	40	128	0.21	100	0
1931	61.3	20	71.9	18	50.7	23	2.76	7	0
1930	57.7	44	65.6	79	49.8	30	1.37	24	0
1929	50.5	127	61.6	112	39.4	136	0.10	114	0
1928	57.4	47	69.7	40	45.2	77	1.08	40	0
1927	51.7	115	59.2	130	44.2	86	2.29	9	0
1926	56.3	66	65.7	76	47	57	0.73	59	0
1925	47.6	148	54.1	151	41	120	0.80	54	0
1924	57.2	48	67	62	47.3	51	0.04	123	0
1923	51.9	110	63.8	93	40	128	0.00	149	0
1922	62.2	15	73.1	10	51.3	19	0.99	43	0
1921	47.9	143	58.7	135	37.1	146	0.57	71	0
1920	56.1	69	72.4	14	39.7	133	0.00	149	0
1919	60.6	25	70.6	33	50.6	24	0.76	57	0
1918	55.2	80	68.1	52	42.3	103	0.24	94	0
1917	48	142	56.9	141	39.1	138	0.55	72	0
1916	59.3	33	70.7	31	48	43	0.15	108	0
1915	47.9	143	56.2	143	39.6	135	0.45	79	0
1914	63.9	8	71.9	18	56	5	1.37	24	0
1913	59.8	30	71.3	25	48.3	38	1.26	31	0
1912	56.4	64	69	46	43.8	92	0.10	114	0
1911	51.2	120	58.9	133	43.4	95	3.05	5	0
1910	56.7	55	68.6	49	44.9	78	0.07	120	0
1909	60.2	28	72.7	13	47.8	47	0.12	110	0
1908	51.8	112	63.7	95	39.9	131	0.09	117	0
1907	55.7	73	65.4	80	45.9	64	0.35	89	0
1906	53.2	101	64.1	89	42.3	103	0.04	123	0
1905	65	6	76.3	7	53.7	10	0.42	82	0
1904	54.9	83	63.8	93	46	62	1.14	37	0
1903	55.7	73	63.6	98	47.9	46	1.31	29	0
1902	51.9	110	63.7	95	40.2	127	trace	136	0
1901	52.6	107	60.8	117	44.4	82	0.96	47	0
1900	61.8	18	69.4	41	54.2	6	3.59	2	0
1899	55.4	78	68.6	49	42.2	105	trace	136	0
1898	57.2	48	67.1	61	47.2	52	0.47	77	0
1897	61.3	20	74.3	9	48.2	40	trace	136	0
1896	49.4	130	61.1	114	37.7	143	0.01	131	0
1895	50.8	126	61.1	114	40.4	125	0.37	88	0
1894	47.7	146	56	145	39.3	137	0.64	65	0
1893	56.7	55	66.2	69	47.1	54	1.19	35	0
1892	55.8	72	65.8	74	45.8	65	0.10	114	0
1891	51.1	122	57.3	138	44.9	78	1.71	20	0
1890	57.6	46	66.7	64	48.6	35	1.66	21	0
1889	48.4	138	60.8	117	36	150	trace	136	0
1888	48.5	137	59.4	127	37.6	144	trace	136	0
1887	55.7	73	65.1	83	46.2	59	0.99	43	0
1886	58.6	38	69.2	44	48	43	trace	136	0
1885	48.6	135	56	145	41.2	118	0.04	123	0
1884	61.9	16	70	39	53.9	8	1.37	24	0
1883	52.6	107	59.9	124	45.3	75	0.69	62	0
1882	63.3	9	69	46	57.7	4	2.07	11	0
1881	59.1	36	65.7	76	52.4	14	1.22	32	0
1880	56.1	69	66.4	66	45.7	68	0.00	149	0
1879	70.4	1	78.8	2	62.1	1	0.66	64	0
1878	56.7	55	64.1	89	49.3	31	0.54	74	0
1877	49.9	129	55.7	148	44.1	88	0.74	58	0
1876	45.4	151	54.4	149	36.4	148	0.43	81	0
1875	47.8	145	54.4	149	41.2	118	0.47	77	0
1874	53.7	94	63	102	44.3	83	0.70	60	0
1873	50	128	61.3	113	38.7	140	0.86	52	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1879	70.4
2021	68.9
2007	67.5
1997	67.4
2025	65.2
1905	65
1963	64.3
1914	63.9
1882	63.3
2011	63.1

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1935	42.1
1952	45.1
1876	45.4
2000	46.9
1989	47.5
1925	47.6
2009	47.7
1894	47.7
1875	47.8
1921	47.9
More years share the last value

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
2017	3.78
1900	3.59
2018	3.29
2013	3.25
1911	3.05
1941	2.84
1931	2.76
2019	2.70
1927	2.29
2002	2.25

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2011	0.00
1975	0.00
1963	0.00
1923	0.00
1920	0.00
1880	0.00
2024	trace
2022	trace
2010	trace
1980	trace
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 81°F; 6 October 2026
Coldest night: 41°F; 8 October 2026, 5 October 2026
Wettest day: 0.07 in; 1 October 2026

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October 2026 so far brought 0.07 in of precipitation in La Crosse, WI, the driest 1 to 9 October since 2024, tied 34th driest of 154 (with 1910).
The hottest day of October 2026 so far in La Crosse, WI: 81°F on Tuesday 6 October 2026.
The coldest night of October 2026 so far in La Crosse, WI: a low of 41°F on Thursday 8 October 2026 and Monday 5 October 2026.
The wettest day of October 2026 so far in La Crosse, WI: 0.07 in on Thursday 1 October 2026.