February would continue the dry trend of January, finishing 1/2” under its normal. Despite that, measurable precipitation was recorded on 10 days (average is 8), albeit with never more than ¼” on any given day. Measurable snows fell on 7 days with daily amounts mostly at or below 2”. It was a cold February, averaging over 3 ½ degrees below normal. The bulk of the cold came at mid-month with a 2-week stretch of well below normal temps. The coldest was a 3-day stretch (17^th through 19^th) where highs only warmed into the single digits above zero with lows well below zero.  

March reversed the dry start to the year with its 3.27” total marking it as the 15^th wettest March. The precipitation came in “chunks” with 5 days dropping more than ¼” with 3 of those recording ½” or more. Much of what fell during the month was in the form of rain as measurable snows only occurred on 4 days. And of those days, the 4.1” of snow on the 19^th accounted for the bulk of the 5.1” monthly snow total. Average temperatures for March were 5 ½ degrees above normal - tying it for the 8^th warmest March on record. Highs reached 80 degrees on the 14^th, 2^nd fastest in a year for La Crosse for temperatures that warm. Additionally, highs reached 86 on the 28^th – an all-time record for any day in March. There were 8 days with high temps of 60 degrees or warmer (normal is 3). But it wasn’t all “warm” in March. The month kicked off with sub-freezing temps (29 for a high on the 1^st) while the record heat of the 28^th was quickly followed by a high of only 37 on the 30^th. In fact, there was even measurable snow on the 30^th (0.3”).  A lot of variability throughout the month.

April was another wet month, helping to make up for the very dry start to 2025. Over 5” fell through the month, about 1 ½” above normal and 13^th most in an April. Of the 11 days with measurable precipitation, 3 of those recorded ¾” or more. The last measurable snows of the 2024-25 winter season would fly on the 2^nd (average is April 4^th).  Temperatures for the month were close to normal (about ½ degree below) but didn’t have the dramatic day to day swings that some of the previous months of 2025 had. The last freezing day of the spring came on the 20^th with 30 degrees.

Looking back at the 2024-25 snowfall season, only 22.5” fell – making it the 8^th least snowy season on record for La Crosse.

May was a relatively cool and dry month. The average temperature was 1 ½ degrees below normal, mostly driven by a cool second half to the month (below normal temps were recorded from the 17^th through month’s end). There was one warm stretch with 80+ degree days from the 11^th through 15^th, but there were nearly as many days with 80-degree highs (6) as there were with less than 60 (5 days). May was a dry month, taking away some the gains made from the previous two. Further, the bulk of the monthly total came on 2 days - 70% of 3.08” total fell on the 20^th and 21^st.

August rounded out the traditional summer months on a bit of a cool note. Temperatures were at or below normal nearly 2/3rds of the days. There were 3 days when highs reached or exceeded 90 degrees – but 13 days where temps never warmed out of the 70s. On the whole, August finished almost 2 degrees below its normal. Rainfall was also below normal – right around 1 inch. Much of what fell came in a 5 days span (14^th – 18^th) where 2.12” or 75% of the month’s total fell. There were only 3 other says with measurable rainfall.

September got off to a very cold start, recoding below normal temps over the first 8 days. The average temp over that period was only 58.3, tying it for the 5^th coldest start to a September on record. 5 of those days had highs only in the mid 60s with lows in the 40s. However, temperatures would swing warmer for the rest of the month with just 1 day (the 10^th) not reaching or exceeded normal. Highs of 80 degrees or greater were found on 12 of the remaining days, well above the monthly average of 8. On the whole, despite the very cold start, September averaged around 2 degrees above normal. Rainfall for the month was fairly steady across the first 3 weeks with measurable rains falling every few days. The 22^nd was notable with 1.70” falling – around 45% of the September total. The month would end with a dry streak of 8 days (23^rd through 30^th). Overall, rainfall was almost right on the normal.

A very warm start to October with 80+ degree high temperatures through the first 5 days of the month. The 74-degree average over that span made it the warmest start for an October on record.  Highs even reached 90 on 3^rd, the last 90-degree day for 2025 and tied for the 2^nd latest occurrence of a 90-degree day in a year for La Crosse. Temperatures were more variable after that with above and below normal days. Overall, the month finished a bit over 3 degrees above normal. There were 12 days with measurable precipitation in October, a few days above the average of 9. However, 8 of those days recorded less than 1/10”. The total of 1.60” was almost an inch below normal. No measurable snow, or flurries for that matter, flew during the month.

November was mild overall, highlighted by a mid-month stretch (11^th through 25^th) with above normal temperatures – even reaching 69 on the 14^th (a record for the day). That said, there were 6 days when temperatures never warmed to freezing, with a notable cold stretch of days to round out the month (27^th-30^th). On the whole November was about 2 ½ degrees above normal. It was fairly dry for nearly the entire month with only 7 days of measurable precipitation through the 27^th, amounting to 0.96”. However, an early season winter storm would bring the most memorable, and impactful, weather of the month for the very last weekend. The storm tack on another ½+ to the monthly precipitation total, and in the process, dumped 8.5” of snow over the 28^th through 30^th. The 7.6” on the 29^th set a record for the day.

The fall months of September through November averaged 53.3 degrees, making it the 12^th mildest fall on record. The 17 days with high temps of 80 degrees or warmer tied for 10^th most in a fall in La Crosse with 2017.

December was much colder than normal averaging 5 degrees colder than normal.  This was the coldest December since 2013 (15.6°F - Tied for the 19th coldest December with 1972). The average temperature during the first half (first 16 days) of December was 15.1°F. This was 12.4°F colder than the 1991-2020 normal of 27.5°F. This was the 16th coldest first half of a December and the coldest start since 2008 (14.9°F - 15th coldest first half of a December). The coldest first half of a December occurred in 1919 when the average temperature was 4.2°F. A total of 0.92" of precipitation fell. This was 0.57" below the 1991-2020 normal of 1.49". A total of 7.1" of snow was measured by the official NWS snowfall observer near La Crosse Regional Airport. This was 3.8" below the 1991-2020 normal of 10.9".