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La Crosse, WI

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
24.3in
year to date · normal 21.24"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 153 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.19in
25th driest of 154 yrs
51% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
13.67in
47th wettest of 154 yrs
119% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
24.3in
48th wettest of 154 yrs
114% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

5.59in
on Aug 7, 2021 · in 155 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 44 days (to Dec 2, 1976)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 14 days

Year to Date vs Normal

114%
24.3" of a normal 21.24" · wettest 35.07" (1973) · driest 9.05" (1887)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 153-year record (1873–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 31.79" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201644.76in
2188144.74in
3201944.67in
4197344.11in
5201042.87in

Driest Years on Record

1191016.77in
2188717.37in
3197617.47in
4195818.57in
5195520.36in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Jun (~3.88") and driest in Jan (~0.91"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 2007, 13.75".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at La Crosse — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Aug 24 ever

1.50in
set in 1905

Rain on Aug 24

26%
of 153 years had measurable rain
1873: 0.01″1874: 0.00″1875: 0.04″1876: 0.00″1877: 0.00″1878: 0.00″1879: 0.00″1880: 0.00″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.62″1883: 0.00″1884: 0.14″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.09″1890: 0.48″1891: 0.00″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.12″1894: 0.11″1895: 0.01″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.02″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.50″1900: 0.40″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 1.50″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.03″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.10″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.28″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.17″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.41″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.05″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.23″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 1.10″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.46″1965: 0.01″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.03″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.89″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.01″1982: 1.17″1983: 0.05″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.20″1986: 0.02″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.88″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.03″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.13″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.02″2005: 0.00″2006: 1.02″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.39″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.39″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.20″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.44″2022: 0.63″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

La Crosse's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
La Crosse, WI — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

La Crosse's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
La Crosse, WI — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for La Crosse's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
La Crosse, WI — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:19 AM
Sunset6:55 PM
Solar noon12:07 PM
Daylight13h 36m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

43.88°N, 91.25°W

Nearby Stations

Rochester, MN61 mi WEau Claire, WI69 mi NDubuque, IA105 mi SWausau, WI108 mi NEWaterloo, IA108 mi SWMadison, WI108 mi E

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