DRIESTSINCE
Wisconsin · precipitation record 1872–2026

La Crosse, WI

THIS MONTH · 2026
WETTEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2017
6.57in
16th wettest of 154 years · normal 3.01"
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rain ahead · next 3 days
1.18" of rain forecast
the 3-day record here is 7.42"
1.18in

Accumulation

TODAY
0.1in
25th wettest of 153 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
6.57in
16th wettest of 154 yrs
218% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
12.69in
64th wettest of 154 yrs
107% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
22.3in
33rd wettest of 154 yrs
120% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

5.59in
on Aug 7, 2021 · in 155 years

Dry Streak

6days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 44 days (to Dec 2, 1976)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 14 days

Year to Date vs Normal

120%
22.3" of a normal 18.6" · wettest 30.7" (2017) · driest 7.06" (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 Jul 28 ever

1.61in
set in 1990

Rain on Jul 28

30%
of 153 years had measurable rain
1873: 0.34″1874: 0.00″1875: 0.00″1876: 0.00″1877: 0.00″1878: 0.06″1879: 0.00″1880: 0.00″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.00″1883: 0.00″1884: 0.00″1885: 0.03″1886: 0.01″1887: 0.06″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.07″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.00″1892: 0.47″1893: 0.63″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.64″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.41″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.63″1906: 0.69″1907: 0.02″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.13″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.60″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.13″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: 0.17″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.10″1940: 0.05″1941: 0.05″1942: 0.46″1943: 0.24″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.22″1954: 0.04″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.06″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.08″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.05″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.05″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.02″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.25″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.02″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.16″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 1.61″1991: 0.65″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.53″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.06″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.67″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.09″2011: 0.05″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.72″2016: 0.11″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.13″2020: 0.03″2021: 1.01″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.02″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.10″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

Sunrise4:49 AM
Sunset7:33 PM
Solar noon12:11 PM
Daylight14h 45m
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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