Station Overview Station Location
Station Number WI-LC-13 Latitude 43.780536
Station Name La Crosse 7.6ESE Longitude -91.104139
County La Crosse Elevation (ft) 1197



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 15 2.52 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Nov 15 2.21 0.86 10 0.86 10 0.00 0 0 3 0 1.6 3 2
Dec 15 1.28 5.87 31 5.87 31 0.00 0 0 14 6 14.8 7 12
Jan 16 1.06 0.71 30 0.71 30 0.00 0 0 6 14 5.9 8 30
Feb 16 0.97 0.00 6 0.00 6 0.00 0 0 0 5 0.6 1 6
March 16 1.84 0.56 7 0.56 7 0.00 0 0 4 0 3.2 1 1
April 16 3.57 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
May 16 3.99 0.21 3 0.21 3 0.00 0 0 1 1 0.0 0 0
June 16 4.50 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
July 16 4.41 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 16 4.71 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 16 3.72 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 34.78" 8.21" 87 days 8.21" 87 0.00" 0 days 0 28 days 26 days 26.1" 20 days 51 days



Days in Water Year Cell Color Key
        Daily Observation with Prcp         Missing Day
        Multiday Observation         Daily/Multiday Observation Conflict

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2015
10/2/2015
10/3/2015
10/4/2015
10/5/2015
10/6/2015
10/7/2015
10/8/2015
10/9/2015
10/10/2015
10/11/2015
10/12/2015
10/13/2015
10/14/2015
10/15/2015
10/16/2015
10/17/2015
10/18/2015
10/19/2015
10/20/2015
10/21/2015
10/22/2015
10/23/2015
10/24/2015
10/25/2015
10/26/2015
10/27/2015
10/28/2015
10/29/2015
10/30/2015
10/31/2015
11/1/2015
11/2/2015
11/3/2015
11/4/2015
11/5/2015
11/6/2015
11/7/2015
11/8/2015
11/9/2015
11/10/2015
11/11/2015
11/12/2015
11/13/2015
11/14/2015
11/15/2015
11/16/2015
11/17/2015
11/18/2015
11/19/2015
11/20/2015
11/21/2015 0.10
11/22/2015 0.00
11/23/2015 0.00
11/24/2015 0.00
11/25/2015 0.00
11/26/2015 0.00
11/27/2015 0.72
11/28/2015 0.00
11/29/2015 0.00
11/30/2015 0.04
12/1/2015 0.32
12/2/2015 0.14
12/3/2015 T
12/4/2015 0.00
12/5/2015 0.00
12/6/2015 0.00
12/7/2015 0.00
12/8/2015 0.00
12/9/2015 T
12/10/2015 0.00
12/11/2015 0.00
12/12/2015 T
12/13/2015 2.21
12/14/2015 1.20
12/15/2015 0.22
12/16/2015 0.05
12/17/2015 0.04
12/18/2015 T
12/19/2015 0.06
12/20/2015 0.00
12/21/2015 T
12/22/2015 0.00
12/23/2015 T
12/24/2015 0.60
12/25/2015 0.03
12/26/2015 0.00
12/27/2015 0.00
12/28/2015 0.03
12/29/2015 0.88
12/30/2015 0.08
12/31/2015 0.01
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2016 T
1/2/2016 0.00
1/3/2016 0.00
1/4/2016 T
1/5/2016 0.00
1/6/2016 0.00
1/7/2016 0.10
1/8/2016 0.33
1/9/2016 0.10
1/10/2016 T
1/11/2016 0.00
1/12/2016 0.04
1/13/2016 T
1/14/2016 T
1/15/2016 T
1/16/2016 T
1/17/2016 T
1/18/2016 0.00
1/19/2016 0.00
1/20/2016 T
1/21/2016 T
1/22/2016 T
1/23/2016 T
1/24/2016 T
1/25/2016 T
1/26/2016 0.13
1/27/2016 0.01
1/28/2016 0.00
1/29/2016 0.00
1/30/2016 0.00
1/31/2016
2/1/2016
2/2/2016
2/3/2016
2/4/2016
2/5/2016
2/6/2016 T
2/7/2016 0.00
2/8/2016
2/9/2016
2/10/2016
2/11/2016
2/12/2016 T
2/13/2016 T
2/14/2016 T
2/15/2016
2/16/2016
2/17/2016
2/18/2016
2/19/2016
2/20/2016
2/21/2016
2/22/2016
2/23/2016
2/24/2016
2/25/2016 T
2/26/2016
2/27/2016
2/28/2016
2/29/2016
3/1/2016 0.25
3/2/2016
3/3/2016
3/4/2016
3/5/2016
3/6/2016
3/7/2016
3/8/2016
3/9/2016
3/10/2016
3/11/2016 0.00
3/12/2016 0.00
3/13/2016 0.04
3/14/2016 0.09
3/15/2016 0.18
3/16/2016
3/17/2016
3/18/2016
3/19/2016
3/20/2016
3/21/2016 0.00
3/22/2016
3/23/2016
3/24/2016
3/25/2016
3/26/2016
3/27/2016
3/28/2016
3/29/2016
3/30/2016
3/31/2016
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2016
4/2/2016
4/3/2016
4/4/2016
4/5/2016
4/6/2016
4/7/2016
4/8/2016
4/9/2016
4/10/2016
4/11/2016
4/12/2016
4/13/2016
4/14/2016
4/15/2016
4/16/2016
4/17/2016
4/18/2016
4/19/2016
4/20/2016
4/21/2016
4/22/2016
4/23/2016
4/24/2016
4/25/2016
4/26/2016
4/27/2016
4/28/2016
4/29/2016
4/30/2016
5/1/2016
5/2/2016
5/3/2016
5/4/2016 0.21
5/5/2016 0.00
5/6/2016 T
5/7/2016
5/8/2016
5/9/2016
5/10/2016
5/11/2016
5/12/2016
5/13/2016
5/14/2016
5/15/2016
5/16/2016
5/17/2016
5/18/2016
5/19/2016
5/20/2016
5/21/2016
5/22/2016
5/23/2016
5/24/2016
5/25/2016
5/26/2016
5/27/2016
5/28/2016
5/29/2016
5/30/2016
5/31/2016
6/1/2016
6/2/2016
6/3/2016
6/4/2016
6/5/2016
6/6/2016
6/7/2016
6/8/2016
6/9/2016
6/10/2016
6/11/2016
6/12/2016
6/13/2016
6/14/2016
6/15/2016
6/16/2016
6/17/2016
6/18/2016
6/19/2016
6/20/2016
6/21/2016
6/22/2016
6/23/2016
6/24/2016
6/25/2016
6/26/2016
6/27/2016
6/28/2016
6/29/2016
6/30/2016
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2016
7/2/2016
7/3/2016
7/4/2016
7/5/2016
7/6/2016
7/7/2016
7/8/2016
7/9/2016
7/10/2016
7/11/2016
7/12/2016
7/13/2016
7/14/2016
7/15/2016
7/16/2016
7/17/2016
7/18/2016
7/19/2016
7/20/2016
7/21/2016
7/22/2016
7/23/2016
7/24/2016
7/25/2016
7/26/2016
7/27/2016
7/28/2016
7/29/2016
7/30/2016
7/31/2016
8/1/2016
8/2/2016
8/3/2016
8/4/2016
8/5/2016
8/6/2016
8/7/2016
8/8/2016
8/9/2016
8/10/2016
8/11/2016
8/12/2016
8/13/2016
8/14/2016
8/15/2016
8/16/2016
8/17/2016
8/18/2016
8/19/2016
8/20/2016
8/21/2016
8/22/2016
8/23/2016
8/24/2016
8/25/2016
8/26/2016
8/27/2016
8/28/2016
8/29/2016
8/30/2016
8/31/2016
9/1/2016
9/2/2016
9/3/2016
9/4/2016
9/5/2016
9/6/2016
9/7/2016
9/8/2016
9/9/2016
9/10/2016
9/11/2016
9/12/2016
9/13/2016
9/14/2016
9/15/2016
9/16/2016
9/17/2016
9/18/2016
9/19/2016
9/20/2016
9/21/2016
9/22/2016
9/23/2016
9/24/2016
9/25/2016
9/26/2016
9/27/2016
9/28/2016
9/29/2016
9/30/2016



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
11/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.10 1.2 M 1.0 M Getting moved into our new residence, so it is time for some reports (we have found the rain gage!). The first accumulating snow of the season showed up late yesterday through about 1 am overnight.
11/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M Sunshine returned for Saturday, with some great sledding had with the kids despite only an inch of snow. Clear and chilly overnight, with a low of 13° noted.
11/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M
11/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
11/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.72 0.2 M T M Several bouts of rain on Thanksgiving Day, ending as a brief period of snow overnight...just enough to whiten up the grass.
11/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M T M Lots of clouds stuck around on Friday, finally departing overnight.
11/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M A beautiful sunny day on Saturday.
11/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 0.2 M T M A few bouts of sleet moved in prior to sunrise, with just enough to coat the roads in a thin film of ice.
12/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.32 T M 0.0 M Mild with periods of rain through the late afternoon and night, initially mixed with a little sleet at the onset.
12/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.14 1.2 M 1.0 M Looking more December-like out there with a round of light snow through the evening.
12/3/2015 7:00 AM T T M 1.0 M A few flurries early Wednesday morning with lots of low clouds sticking around through the day.
12/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M What a warm day on Friday. Lots of sun and highs in the mid 40s.
12/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/9/2015 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M A couple of sprinkles moved through the area between 8:30pm and 9pm, with some fog developing just prior to sunrise.
12/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Amazing warm temperatures overnight, with readings holding in the middle 40s!
12/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/12/2015 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/13/2015 7:00 AM 2.21 0.0 M 0.0 M Awoke to some thunder around 3 am along with very heavy rainfall. Pretty crazy for December.
12/14/2015 7:00 AM 1.20 0.0 M 0.0 M Periods of steady rain continued pretty much all day yesterday and through the night with lots of fog up on the ridge tops as well.
12/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.22 0.0 M 0.0 M Periods of rain tapered to drizzle into the afternoon and night, with bouts of thicker fog also scraping the ridge tops again.
12/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.05 T M 0.0 M Lots of low clouds stuck around on Tuesday, giving way to a little "frozen drizzle" just before midnight. A band of more steady showers arrived after 3 am.
12/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 T M 0.0 M
12/18/2015 7:00 AM T T M T M
12/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.06 1.5 M 1.0 M Just a beautiful snow during the late afternoon hours yesterday, with fluffy flakes covering everything. Finally looks like winter outside!
12/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
12/21/2015 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Snow melted quickly yesterday with highs back into the lower 40s.
12/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/23/2015 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M
12/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.60 1.0 M 1.0 M Periods of rain with some rather dense fog through the day yesterday. Rain quickly changed to sleet and then snow right around 6:40pm, with a quick accumulation noted on the ridge tops, but not much down in town.
12/25/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 0.6 M 1.0 M Merry Christmas! A band of light snow crossed the area last evening, setting a perfect mood with some fresh snow cover for this Christmas morning. :)
12/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
12/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 1.0 M
12/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.03 T M 1.0 M A little bit of sleet, freezing rain, and snow through the morning yesterday, but with no real impact as temperatures held right near freezing.
12/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.88 9.4 M 10.0 M Finally a really nice snowfall across the area. Snow mixed with some sleet briefly around 4 pm, with lots of drifting into the evening as southeast winds gusted to 40 mph here. Travel was difficult at best with a wet nature to the snow.
12/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.08 0.9 M 11.0 M One more batch of snow crossed the area through the morning hours Tuesday, giving way to lots of low clouds into the afternoon.
12/31/2015 7:00 AM 0.01 0.2 M 10.0 M
1/1/2016 7:00 AM T T M 9.0 M Happy New Year! Lots of sunshine through the day on Thursday, but low clouds returned into the evening and night along with occasional flurries just after midnight.
1/2/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.0 M
1/3/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 9.0 M Lots of sunshine but very little melting on Saturday, with widespread low clouds making a return just after midnight.
1/4/2016 7:00 AM T T M 9.0 M Occasional flurries noted through the day and into the evening, with skies clearing late overnight.
1/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.0 M Lots of sunshine throughout the day on Monday, with just a little bit of snow melt noted.
1/6/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.0 M Full sunshine and blue skies throughout the day!
1/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.10 0.9 M 8.0 M Several waves of mainly light snow lifted north across the area during the evening and overnight hours. Some small snow melt noted yesterday with sunshine but replenished by overnight snow.
1/8/2016 7:00 AM 0.33 0.1 M 6.0 M A bit of a meltdown the past 24 hours with rounds of rain and drizzle. Rain did briefly change to a period of all sleet during the evening, coating the roads and making for slick travel on the ridge tops locally.
1/9/2016 7:00 AM 0.10 1.1 M 7.0 M A very foggy and drizzly day on Friday with temperatures just above freezing. Drizzle changed back to snow during the evening and overnight hours, with a few bursts of heavier snow noted as temperatures slid back below freezing.
1/10/2016 7:00 AM T 0.2 M 7.0 M Feeling much more like winter out there with temperatures overnight falling to around -10 degrees and wind chill readings down near -30 at times. Near continuous flurries were noted yesterday and up through about 3 am overnight, leaving a fresh coating.
1/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.0 M A beautiful sunny but COLD day on Sunday, with afternoon temperatures failing to crack the 0°F mark. Down to -10°F overnight.
1/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 1.0 M 8.0 M Some very fluffy snow during the late afternoon and evening hours, along with a little blowing and drifting with gusty winds overnight. Temps back below zero this morning.
1/13/2016 7:00 AM T T M 7.0 M A beautiful sunny (but cold) day on Tuesday, with low clouds and some flurries returning just before sunrise overnight. Snow has also settled some now.
1/14/2016 7:00 AM T T M 7.0 M Low clouds and occasional flurries noted through Wednesday midday, with clearing into the afternoon and overnight.
1/15/2016 7:00 AM T T M 7.0 M Lots of low clouds and freezing fog arrived overnight, along with flurries at times. Lots of riming ice on the trees made for an awesome winter scene on the ridge tops.
1/16/2016 7:00 AM T T M 7.0 M Much colder air rushed into the area overnight, with temps diving through the low teens by observation time and wind chill values well below zero. Periods of flurries also were noted with widespread clouds around.
1/17/2016 7:00 AM T T M 7.0 M Well...winter is back. Temps fell well below zero overnight with early clouds and flurries leaving and lots of bright sunshine as sunrise but with a cold wind.
1/18/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.0 M Temps held below 0° all day yesterday with a low of -16° this morning.
1/19/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.0 M Brrr...another cold one with a high of 0° yesterday.
1/20/2016 7:00 AM T T M 6.0 M The cold departed slowly yesterday with clouds arriving along with some flurries overnight.
1/21/2016 7:00 AM T T M 6.0 M Low clouds rolled in during the morning on Wednesday, along with some flurries, and stuck around through the night. Additional flurries arrived just after sunrise as well.
1/22/2016 7:00 AM T 0.1 M 6.0 M Lots of clouds and occasional flurries Thursday morning, with a brief period of very light snow arriving overnight...just enough to coat the roads and other surfaces.
1/23/2016 7:00 AM T T M 6.0 M More clouds and flurries off an on over the past 24 hours.
1/24/2016 7:00 AM T T M 6.0 M
1/25/2016 7:00 AM T T M 6.0 M Most southerly flow brought back ridge top freezing fog overnight, with some light riming noted on the trees. Some flurries were also mixed in at times.
1/26/2016 7:00 AM 0.13 2.1 M 8.0 M Periods of mainly light snow arrived toward 5pm yesterday and continued off and on overnight, much heavier just south of this location by about 20-30 miles.
1/27/2016 7:00 AM 0.01 0.4 M 8.0 M Some very fluffy (high ratio) snow showers off and on through midday, with more occasional flurries into the afternoon and night, finally ending by 1 am.
1/28/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 8.0 M A quite mild night out there as temperatures rose through the mid 30s on southerly winds.
1/29/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.0 M
1/30/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 7.0 M A very mild night with readings stuck near or even above freezing.
2/6/2016 7:00 AM T T M 11.0 M Off an on flurries noted during the late evening and overnight, with a touch of freezing drizzle after 5 am.
2/7/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 10.0 M Rather nice day on Saturday with temperatures actually warming above freezing and some small snow melt noted.
2/12/2016 7:00 AM T 0.6 M 8.0 M A good deal of sunshine the first half of Thursday, with thickening clouds into the evening. Some extremely fluffy light snow worked across the region between about midnight and 3 am, with snow to liquid ratios in excess of 60-80 to 1 reported, including here.
2/13/2016 7:00 AM T T M 8.0 M Clouds and some flurries stuck around through about 10 am, but with lots of sunshine thereafter!
2/14/2016 7:00 AM T T M 8.0 M Lots of sunshine noted on Saturday, but with clouds and some very light snow working back into the picture after 5 am overnight.
2/25/2016 7:00 AM T T M 1.0 M Some unexpected flurries and sprinkles showed between 8 and 10 pm last evening, with otherwise breezy northwest winds and lots of lower clouds prevailing.
3/1/2016 7:00 AM 0.25 3.2 M 3.0 M Snow moved in just after midnight, falling more heavily than expected this far north. It was nice to see the grass the past few days...
3/11/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Widespread low clouds slowly broke up through early afternoon, leaving plenty of clear skies overnight. A thick frost at sunrise, with lots of valley fog below this location.
3/12/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Just an awesome day all around on Friday, with full sunshine and highs climbing through the lower 60s! Mild overnight as well, with a low of only 43 degrees.
3/13/2016 7:00 AM 0.04 0.0 M 0.0 M Clouds thickened yesterday and overnight, with a few bouts of light rain crossing the area overnight.
3/14/2016 7:00 AM 0.09 0.0 M 0.0 M Off and on light rain noted through the late afternoon and evening hours, with some ridge top fog and drizzle developing overnight.
3/15/2016 7:00 AM 0.18 0.0 M 0.0 M Lots of low clouds and some drizzle into early Monday afternoon, with a round of showers and the first thunder of the year working across the area just after 4 am.
3/21/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M Broken clouds for a time on Sunday but otherwise a nice stretch of weather for late March with a high near 40°.
5/4/2016 7:00 AM 0.21 0.0 M 0.0 M Nice day on Tuesday but with a fast moving band of showers and thunderstorms arriving between 8:30 and 9 pm. Small hail to around one-quarter inch was noted at 8:33 pm.
5/5/2016 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M 0.0 M A beautiful day on Wednesday with lots of sunshine, low humidity, and temperatures into the lower 60s. Clear and cool overnight with a low of 39 here at the house...much cooler down in the valley.
5/6/2016 7:00 AM T 0.0 M 0.0 M Another very nice day with low humidity on Thursday, with a few sprinkles noted around 5:30 pm and again overnight as some very high-based showers moved overhead.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground
5/3/2016 8:33 PM Quick period of small hail on the leading edge of incoming thunderstorms. Hail began before the rain. 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size 1/4" Pea Size Mixed 2 1min no damage Continuous False Before rain Same time as smaller hail 30-40