county location
More Local
Information
Home Page
Local Events
Local Attractions
County Map
Road Miles, Drive Times
Climate Table
Data Reports
Wisconsin Hospitals
|
|
Climate Data for La Crosse County, Wisconsin
Climate Normals and Growing Season Summary
Chart courtesy of the Midwestern Regional Climate Center.
Growing Season Summary:
- Median date of last frost in the spring: April 30. Last Spring Frost Zones.
- (The last frost occurs on or after May 14 in 10 percent of the years.)
- Median date of first frost in the fall: October 7. First Fall Frost Zones.
- (The first frost occurs on or before September 27 in 10 percent of the years.)
- Median growing season: 160 days. Range: 138 to 186 days.
- For perennials, landscape plantings and fruit trees, see our Map of USDA Plant Hardiness Zones for Wisconsin.
| Climate Normals |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| Ave Daily High (F°) |
23.5 |
29.6 |
42.1 |
58.5 |
70.9 |
79.8 |
84.5 |
81.6 |
72.4 |
60.2 |
43.4 |
28.1 |
| Ave Daily Low (F°) |
5.3 |
10.1 |
23.6 |
37.0 |
48.1 |
57.1 |
62.3 |
59.9 |
51.2 |
40.2 |
27.7 |
12.5 |
| Growing Degree Days |
0 |
2 |
34 |
158 |
363 |
552 |
696 |
631 |
393 |
188 |
32 |
2 |
| Heating Degree Days |
1569 |
1263 |
998 |
519 |
220 |
36 |
7 |
16 |
131 |
464 |
882 |
1386 |
| Cooling Degree Days |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
141 |
270 |
196 |
35 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ave Precipitation (") |
0.93 |
0.90 |
1.98 |
2.88 |
3.26 |
3.90 |
3.79 |
3.92 |
3.79 |
2.20 |
1.73 |
1.27 |
| Ave Snowfall (") |
11.1 |
7.9 |
8.1 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.9 |
10.6 |
Data from the weather station at La Crosse FAA Airport, latitude 43°52' N, longitude 91°15' W, elevation 651 ft.
|
