Below are some Valentine’s Day weather statistics for La Crosse, WI, and Rochester, MN.
La Crosse, WI:
The following statistics comprise 153 years of data. From 1873 through 1950, the data came from various locations in downtown La Crosse. Since 1950, the data has been gathered at La Crosse Regional Airport.
Valentine’s Day in La Crosse, WI (Period of Record 1873-2025) |
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Normal (1991-2020)
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Records
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Maximum Temperature |
32°F
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Warmest High Temperature |
56°F
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1954 & 1934
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Coldest High Temperature |
-2°F
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2021
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Minimum Temperature |
14°F
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Warmest Low Temperature |
37°F
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1954 & 2023
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Coldest Low Temperature |
-17°F
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1951
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Average Temperature |
23°F
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Warmest Average Temperature |
46.5°F
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1954
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Coldest Average Temperature |
-9.0°F
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2021
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Precipitation |
0.04"
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Wettest |
0.49"
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1911
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Snowfall |
0.4"
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Snowiest |
5.0"
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2008
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Snow Depth at 7 AM |
5"
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Greatest Snow Depth at 7 AM |
26"
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1979
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The odds of having any precipitation at all on Valentine’s Day are 51.6% (79 out of 153). There has been measurable (0.01" or greater) precipitation on 42 Valentine’s Days (27.5%) and trace amounts (less than 0.01") of precipitation on 37 Valentine’s Days (24.2%).
Since 1897, it has snowed on 61 out of 129 (47.3%) Valentine’s Days. Measurable snow (0.1" or greater) has fallen on 30 Valentine’s Days (23.3%) and trace amounts (less than 0.1") on 31 Valentine's Day (24%).
Since 1893, residents have woken up with measurable snow (1/2" or greater) on the ground 104 times (78.2%), trace amounts (less than a 1/2") 9 times (6.8%), and no snow 20 times (15%).
In 2025, the high temperature was 25°F and the low temperature was 1°F. A total of 0.20" of precipitation fell (8th most and the most since 2023 when 0.36" of precipitation fell) and 2.2" of snow fell (5th most and the most since 2008 when 5" snow fell). There was 4" of snow on the ground at 7 AM. The average wind speed was 10.2 mph.
Rochester, MN:
The following statistics comprise 113 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 Valentine’s Day from 1890, 1891, 1908, 1909, from 1921 to 1928.
Valentine’s Day in Rochester, MN (Period of Record 1887-2025) |
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Normal (1991-2020)
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Records
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Maximum Temperature |
26°F
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Warmest High Temperature |
58°F
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1954
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Coldest High Temperature |
-8°F
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2021
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Minimum Temperature |
10°F
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Warmest Low Temperature |
35°F
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2023
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Coldest Low Temperature |
-24°F
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2020
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Average Temperature |
18°F
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Warmest Average Temperature |
44.5°F
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1954
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Coldest Average Temperature |
-13.0°F
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2021
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Precipitation |
0.04"
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Wettest |
0.80"
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1911
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Snowfall |
0.4"
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Snowiest |
5.5"
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1950
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Snow Depth at 7 AM |
6"
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Greatest Snow Depth at 7 AM |
21"
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1979
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The odds of having any precipitation at all on Valentine’s Day are 49.1% (54 out of 110). There has been measurable (0.01" or greater) precipitation on 30 Valentine’s Days (27.3%) and trace amounts (less than 0.01") of precipitation on 24 Valentine’s Days (21.8%).
Since 1893, it has snowed on 48 out of 108 (43.4%) Valentine’s Days. Measurable snow (0.1" or greater) has fallen on 25 Valentine’s Days (23.1%) and trace amounts (less than 0.1") on 23 Valentine's Days (21.3%).
Since 1912, residents have woken up with measurable snow (1/2" or greater) on the ground 70 times (77.8%), trace amounts (less than a 1/2") 7 times (7.8%), and no snow 13 times (14.4%).
In 2025, the high temperature was 21°F and the low temperature was -2°F. 0.11" of precipitation fell and 2.3" of snow fell (3rd most). There was 1" of snow on the ground. The average wind speed was 15.8 mph.
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Valentine’s Day Weather History
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The following weather events affected northeast Iowa, southeast Minnesota, and western Wisconsin on Valentine’s Day: