A multi-day thunderstorm and heavy rain event will impact the south-central U.S. this Memorial Day weekend. Severe thunderstorms may produce large hail, severe gusts, and a possible tornado or two across portions of the central and southern Plains through Monday. The threat for heavy to excessive rainfall and possible flash flooding will return to the south-central U.S., especially in the Ozarks. Read More >
Election Day occurs on the Tuesday following the first Monday of November every year. This means it can fall anywhere between November 2nd and November 8th. |
Below are some Election Day climate statistics for La Crosse, WI, and Rochester, MN.
La Crosse, WI:
The following statistics comprise 153 years of data. From 1872 through 1950, the data came from various locations in downtown La Crosse. Since 1950, the data has been gathered at La Crosse Regional Airport. Due to the office being officially closed in 1985, no observation was available for this year.
Election Day in La Crosse, WI (Period of Record 1872-2024) |
||||
1991-2020 Normals
|
Records
|
|||
Maximum Temperature |
50°F - 53°F
|
Warmest High Temperature |
75°F
|
November 4, 2008
|
Coldest High Temperature |
30°F
|
November 5, 1901
November 4, 1879 |
||
Minimum Temperature |
33°F - 35°F
|
Warmest Low Temperature |
57°F
|
November 4, 2008
November 3, 1987 |
Coldest Low Temperature |
-1°F
|
November 6, 1951
|
||
Average Temperature |
41°F - 44°F
|
Warmest Average Temperature |
66.0°F
|
November 4, 2008
|
Coldest Average Temperature |
15.0°F
|
November 6, 1951
|
||
Precipitation |
0.06" to 0.07"
|
Wettest |
1.07"
|
November 5, 2013
|
Snowfall |
0.0" to 0.1"
|
Snowiest |
1.9"
|
November 5, 2002
|
Snow Depth at 7 AM |
0"
|
Most Snow on the Ground at 7 AM |
6"
|
November 5, 1991
November 8, 1921 |
The odds of having any precipitation at all on Election Day are 36.6% (56 out of 153). There has been measurable (0.01" or greater) precipitation on 39 Election Days (25.5%) and trace amounts (less than 0.01") of precipitation on 17 Election Days (11.1%). Precipitation has fallen on 10 out of the last 16 Election Days (5 measurable and 5 traces).
Since 1893, it has snowed on 23 of 128 (18%) Election Days. Measurable snow (0.1" or greater) has only fallen on 8 Election Days (6.3%) and trace (less than 0.1") amounts on another 15 Election Days (11.7%). The last time measurable snow fell on Election Day was back in 2002 when 1.9 inches of snow fell. This was the greatest ever on Election Day.
During last year's Election Day (2024 - November 5), the high temperature was 53°F and the low temperature was 46°F. A total of 0.55" of rain fell. This was the 4th most on an Election day. The greatest was 1.07" in 2013 (November 5). The average wind speed was 9.2 mph.
Rochester, MN:
The following statistics comprise 114 years of data. From 1887 through 1931, the data came from several cooperative observers in the Rochester area. Since 1932, the data has been gathered at Rochester International Airport. No data was taken on Election Day from 1889 to 1891, 1908, 1921 to 1928, and 1933.
Election Day in Rochester, MN (Period of Record 1886-2024) |
||||
1991-2020 Normals
|
Records
|
|||
Maximum Temperature |
46°F - 49°F |
Warmest High Temperature |
74°F
|
​November 3, 2020
November 4, 2008 |
Coldest High Temperature |
24°F
|
November 8, 1892
|
||
Minimum Temperature |
29°F - 31°F
|
Warmest Low Temperature |
55°F
|
November 4, 2008
|
Coldest Low Temperature |
2°F
|
November 6, 1951
|
||
Average Temperature |
37°F - 40°F
|
Warmest Average Temperature |
64.5°F
|
November 4, 2008 |
Coldest Average Temperature |
14.0°F
|
November 8, 1892
|
||
Precipitation |
0.06" to 0.07"
|
Wettest |
1.26"
|
November 8, 1932
|
Snowfall |
0" to 0.1"
|
Snowiest |
2.3"
|
November 7, 1911
|
Snow Depth at 7 AM |
0"
|
Most Snow on the Ground at 7 AM |
4"
|
November 5, 1991
|
The odds of having any precipitation at all on Election Day are 50% (57 out of 114). There has been measurable (0.01" or greater) precipitation on 36 Election Days (31.6%) and trace amounts (less than 0.01") of precipitation on 21 Election Days (18.4%).
It has snowed on 20 of 105 (19%) Election Days. Measurable snow (0.1" or greater) has only fallen on 9 Election Days (8.6%) and trace (less than 0.1") amounts on another 11 Election Days (10.5%).
During last year's Election Day (2024 - November 5), the high temperature was 49°F and the low temperature was 41°F. A total of 0.44" of rain fell. There was no snow on the ground and the average wind speed was 12.7 mph.
The following weather events occurred on Election Day in southeast Minnesota, northeast Iowa, and western Wisconsin: