CXUS53 KARX 010744 CLMLSE CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 244 AM CDT WED APR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE LA CROSSE WI CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 86 03/28/2025 LOW -28 03/01/1962 HIGHEST 83 03/21 86 03/28 LOWEST 3 03/17 11 03/02 AVG. MAXIMUM 51.5 45.6 5.9 53.3 AVG. MINIMUM 28.9 26.0 2.9 29.4 MEAN 40.2 35.8 4.4 41.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 4 4.8 -0.8 1 DAYS MIN <= 32 21 23.5 -2.5 23 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 1.0 -1.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 4.23 1876 TOTALS 2.09 2.04 0.05 3.27 DAYS >= .01 11 9.9 1.1 9 DAYS >= .10 4 5.0 -1.0 6 DAYS >= .50 1 1.2 -0.2 3 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.3 -0.3 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.76 03/15 TO 03/15 1.04 03/04 TO 03/05 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 33.5 1959 SNOW DEPTH 31 03/07/1959 TOTALS 12.1 7.3 4.8 5.1 SINCE 7/1 40.0 43.4 -3.4 20.9 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1 0 DAYS >= TRACE 8 4.5 3.5 2 DAYS >= 1.0 3 1.9 1.1 1 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 9 03/16 4 03/20 03/17 03/18 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 762 906 -144 729 SINCE 7/1 5962 6096 -134 5631 COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 2 SINCE 1/1 0 1 -1 0 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 41/320 DATE 03/13 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 59/280 DATE 03/13 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 63 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 4 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 8 SLEET 1 FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ BOYNE