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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service La Crosse WI
830 AM CDT Mon Jul 1 2024

...June 2024 was Slightly Colder and Wetter than Normal at
La Crosse, WI...

...June 2024 Highlights...

Temperatures - Slightly Colder than Normal

The average temperature was 70.1F at La Crosse Regional Airport.
This was 0.9F colder than the 1991-2020 normal of 71F. This was
the first month to average colder than normal since July 2023
(72.7F or 2.3F below normal).

The average high temperature was 79.9F. This was 1.8F below the
1991-2020 normal of 81.7F.

The average low temperature was 60.2F. This was 0.2F below the
1991-2020 normal of 60.4F.

The hottest temperature was 91F on June 16 and the coldest
temperature was 49F on June 10.

There were 2 days in which the temperature reached or exceeded 90F.
Normally there are 3 days.

Rainfall - Near-Normal

A total of 5.14 inches of rain fell. This was 0.06 inches wetter
than the 1991-2020 normal of 5.08 inches. This was 3rd month in a
row to be wetter than normal.

Measurable rain fell on 16 days (53.3%) and trace amounts on another
8 days (26.7%). The 24 days with rain was the most in June. The
previous record was 22 days in 1935 (17 days with measurable rain
and 5 days with a trace) and 2013 (16 days with measurable rain and
6 days with a trace).

The most June days with measurable rain is 19 days in 2010. The
least is 4 days in 1910.

The wettest day was June 28 when 1.46 inches of rain fell.

2023-24 Snow Season - 11th Least

During the 2023-24 snow season (July 1-June 30), the official NWS
snow observer near La Crosse Regional Airport observed 26 inches.
This was 20.3 inches below the 1991-2020 normal of 46.3 inches. This
was the 11th least. It was the least since the 2011-12 snow season
(20.6 inches - 4th least).

   Least Amount of
Snow in a Snow Season
   in La Crosse, WI
      1896-2024

Rank   Snowfall    Season
----   --------    ------
  1   7.7 inches  1967-68
  2  18.8 inches  1953-54
  3  19.4 inches  1975-76
  4  20.0 inches  1965-66
  5  20.5 inches  1913-14
  6  21.5 inches  2011-12
  7  21.8 inches  1980-81
  8  24.7 inches  1957-58
  9  24.9 inches  1956-57
 10  25.6 inches  1999-2000
 11  26.0 inches  2023-24
 12  26.3 inches  1901-02
 13  26.9 inches  1933-34
 14  27.1 inches  1976-77
 15  27.6 inches  1902-03

The snowiest day was 6.6 inches on January 12.

The greatest snow depth was 12 inches on January 14.

Mississippi River at La Crosse - 2nd highest June average stage

During June, the average 7 AM stage for the Mississippi River at
La Crosse was 11.01 feet. This was the 2nd highest June monthly
average. Only 1943 was greater with an average of 11.24 feet.

The highest 7 AM stage in June 2024 was 14.42 feet on June 30.
The previous record was 14.1 feet on June 26-27, 1993. Records extend
back to April 1, 1937.

There were 5 daily record high stages either tied or broken in June
on the Mississippi River at La Crosse, WI.


     June 2024 Daily Stage Records
       for the Mississippi River
           at La Crosse, WI
              1937-2024

            New Record        Old Record
            ----------        ----------
June 12     11.06 feet     11.06 feet in 1944
June 27     14.12 feet     14.10 feet in 1993
June 28     14.18 feet     14.00 feet in 1993
June 29     14.30 feet     13.90 feet in 1993
June 30     14.42 feet     13.80 feet in 1993

...Records...

Monthly Records...

Most days with rain (24 days) in June - Previous record was 22 days
in 1935 and 2013.

...Looking ahead to July...

The normal high temperature in La Crosse is 85.4F and the normal
low temperature is 64.5F. The normal monthly mean temperature is
75.0F. La Crosses hottest July occurred in 2012 with an average
temperature of 79.6F and their coldest July occurred in 1891 with
an average of 66.9F.

For July, the hottest temperature was 108F (also the hottest
temperature for any day of the year) on July 14, 1936, and July 13,
1995, and the coldest temperature was 44F on July 4, 1967.  There
are typically 7 days with temperatures at or above 90F.

The normal precipitation for July is 4.23 inches. The wettest July
occurred in 1883 when 11.03 inches of rain fell and the driest
occurred in 1967 when 0.16 inches of rain fell. The wettest July day
was 5.24 inches on July 27, 1987.  Normally, there are 7 days with
thunderstorms.

$$

Boyne