La Crosse, WI: records

3 October 2026: The hottest day on record in La Crosse, WI: 108°F on Thursday 13 July 1995 and Tuesday 14 July 1936.

The record begins: 1872

All-time records

The coldest night on record in La Crosse, WI: a low of -43°F on Saturday 18 January 1873.
The wettest day on record in La Crosse, WI: 5.59 in on Saturday 7 August 2021.
The warmest night on record in La Crosse, WI: a low of 81°F on Tuesday 30 June 2026, Wednesday 4 July 2012, Thursday 13 July 1995 and 1 other day.
The coldest day on record in La Crosse, WI: a high of -18°F on Friday 23 December 1983, Thursday 9 February 1899 and Wednesday 8 February 1899.

Records by month

Month	Highest	Lowest	Wettest day
January	58°F 30 January 2025	-43°F 18 January 1873	1.67 in 5 January 1946
February	69°F 27 February 2024	-36°F 8 February 1971	2.05 in 22 February 1922
March	86°F 28 March 2025	-28°F 1 March 1962	2.01 in 27 March 1880
April	93°F 22 April 1980, 29 April 1910	7°F 6 April 1982, 1 April 1924	3.91 in 27 April 1975
May	107°F 31 May 1934	26°F 6 May 1989, 3 May 1971, 2 May 1911	3.06 in 19 May 1912
June	102°F 21 June 1988, 20 June 1933	33°F 1 June 1897	4.50 in 18 June 2011
July	108°F 13 July 1995, 14 July 1936	44°F 4 July 1967	5.24 in 27 July 1987
August	105°F 1 August 1988	35°F 30 August 1915	5.59 in 7 August 2021
September	101°F 6 September 1922	24°F 30 September 1899	5.55 in 6 September 1884
October	93°F 6 October 1963	6°F 25 October 1887	4.89 in 28 October 1900
November	80°F 1 November 1933	-21°F 29 November 1875	2.80 in 1 November 1991
December	69°F 15 December 2021	-37°F 24 December 1872	1.71 in 13 December 2015

Streaks, months and years

The longest run of days with a high of 90°F or above in La Crosse, WI: 14 days, from Sunday 5 July to Saturday 18 July 1936.
The longest run of days with a high of 32°F or below in La Crosse, WI: 52 days, from Saturday 30 December 1978 to Monday 19 February 1979.
The wettest month on record in La Crosse, WI: August 2007, with 13.75 in of precipitation.
The driest month on record in La Crosse, WI: November 1976, with a trace of precipitation.
The wettest year on record in La Crosse, WI: 2016, with 44.76 in of precipitation.
The driest year on record in La Crosse, WI: 1910, with 16.77 in of precipitation.

Daily records by decade

New daily records set in La Crosse, WI by decade since the 1900s: the most record highs, 118, came in the 1910s; the most record lows, 74, in the 1910s.

Record highs
Record lows

Every decade as a table

Decade	Record highs	Record lows	Years in the record
1870s	0	0	8
1880s	0	0	10
1890s	0	0	10
1900s	58	73	10
1910s	118	74	10
1920s	76	61	10
1930s	110	33	10
1940s	38	23	10
1950s	37	31	10
1960s	32	38	10
1970s	25	45	10
1980s	39	33	10
1990s	39	17	10
2000s	32	5	10
2010s	46	3	10
2020s	35	2	7

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