Below are some Thanksgiving Day weather statistics for La Crosse, WI and Rochester, MN. La Crosse, WI: The following statistics comprise 149 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. No temperature data was available in 1985. |
Thanksgiving in La Crosse, WI (Period of Record 1872-2020) |
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1981-2010 Normals
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Records
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Maximum Temperature |
36 to 40°F
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Warmest High Temperature |
65°F
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November 26, 1914
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Coldest High Temperature |
4°F
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November 28, 1872
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Minimum Temperature |
22 to 25°F
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Warmest Low Temperature |
42°F
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November 24, 1966
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Coldest Low Temperature |
-10°F
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November 25, 1880
November 28, 1872 |
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Average Temperature |
29 to 32°F
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Warmest Average Temperature |
53.0°F
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November 26, 1914
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Coldest Average Temperature |
-3.0°F
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November 28, 1872
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Precipitation |
0.06" to 0.07"
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Wettest |
1.10"
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November 26, 1896
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Snowfall |
0.2"
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Snowiest |
5.5"
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November 28, 1918
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Snow Depth at 7 AM |
0.9"
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Most Snow of Ground at 7 AM |
15"
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November 28, 1991
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The odds of having precipitation on Thanksgiving is 49% (73 out of 149). There has been measurable (0.01" or greater) precipitation on 49 Thanksgivings (32.9%) and trace amounts (less than 0.01") of precipitation 24 Thanksgivings (16.1%). Measurable precipitation has only fell once (2015 - 0.50") during the past 27 Thanksgivings (dating back to 1994).
Since 1896, it has snowed on 47 out of 125 (37.6%) Thanksgivings. Measurable snow (0.1" or greater) has fallen on 25 Thanksgivings (20%) and trace amounts on 22 Thanksgivings (17.6%). Measurable snow has only fallen once (2015 - 0.1") during the past 27 Thanksgivings (dating back to 1994).
Since 1893, residents have woken up with measurable snow (1/2" or greater) on the ground 29 times (22.8%), trace amounts (less than a 1/2") 18 times (14.2%), and no snow on the ground 80 times (63%).
Looking back at the 2020 Thanksgiving (November 26), the high temperature was 39°F and the low temperature was 34°F. No precipitation fell and there was no snow on the ground. The average wind speed was 7.3 mph.
Rochester, MN:
The following statistics comprise 110 years of data. From 1886 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 Thanksgiving Day from 1889 to 1891, 1901, 1908, from 1921 to 1927, and 1933.
Thanksgiving Day in Rochester, MN (Period of Record 1886-2020 |
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1981-2010 Normals
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Records
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Maximum Temperature |
33 to 38°F
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Warmest High Temperature |
64°F
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November 22, 2012
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Coldest High Temperature |
7°F
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November 27, 1930
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Minimum Temperature |
19 to 23°F
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Warmest Low Temperature |
39°F
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November 24, 2011
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Coldest Low Temperature |
-18°F
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November 30, 1893
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Average Temperature |
27 to 30°F
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Warmest Average Temperature |
49.5°F
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November 24, 2011 |
Coldest Average Temperature |
0.0°F
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November 30, 1893
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Precipitation |
0.06"
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Wettest |
0.57"
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November 21, 1940
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Snowfall |
0.3"
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Snowiest |
3.7"
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November 25, 1993
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Snow Depth at 7 AM |
1.3"
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Most Snow of Ground at 7 AM |
9"
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November 27, 1952
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The odds of having any precipitation on Thanksgiving is 51.4% (56 out of 109). There has been measurable (0.01" or greater) precipitation on 31 Thanksgivings (28.4%) and trace amounts (less than 0.01") of precipitation on 25 Thanksgivings (22.9%).
It has snowed on 42 out of 102 (41.2%) Thanksgivings. Measurable snow (0.1" or greater) has fallen on 22 Thanksgivings (21.6%) and trace amounts on 20 Thanksgivings (19.6%).
Residents have woken up with measurable snow (1/2" or greater) on the ground 28 times (34.6%), trace amounts (less than a 1/2") 12 times (14.8%), and no snow 41 times (50.6%).
Looking back at the 2020Thanksgiving (November 26), the high temperature was 34°F and the low temperature was 29°F. No precipitation fell and there was trace snow on the ground that morning. The average wind speed was 10.7 mph.
The following weather events have occurred on Thanksgiving in southeast Minnesota, northeast Iowa, and western Wisconsin: