March, 1997 Preliminary Local Climatological Data La Crosse, WI National Weather Service |-Temperature-|--------Degree Days---------|-Precipitation-|-Snowfall-|----Wind----| (degrees F) (base 65 degrees F) (inches) (inches) (mph, deg) Heating Cooling Max Min Avg Dep HDD Seas Dep CDD Seas Dep Tot Tot Norm Tot Tot Avg Pk Dir from for for for for for Spd Gust at Norm Seas Seas Mon Mon Seas Pk Date | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 42 29 36 10 29 5700 -57 0 0 0 0.05 0.05 0.04 0 45.5 M M M 2 37 22 30 4 35 5735 -61 0 0 0 0 0.05 0.08 T 45.5 M M M 3 38 25 32 5 33 5768 -66 0 0 0 0 0.05 0.12 0.0 45.5 M M M 4 34 27 31 4 34 5802 -70 0 0 0 T 0.05 0.17 T 45.5 M M M 5 31 17 24 -3 41 5843 -67 0 0 0 T 0.05 0.22 T 45.5 M M M 6 24 11 18 -10 47 5890 -57 0 0 0 T 0.05 0.27 T 45.5 M M M 7 35 12 24 -4 41 5931 -53 0 0 0 0 0.05 0.32 0 45.5 M M M 8 46 15 0 9 46 35 41 12 24 5989 -67 0 0 0 0.25 0.30 0.42 0 45.5 M M M 10 55 32 44 14 21 6010 -81 0 0 0 0 0.30 0.48 0 45.5 M M M 11 44 29 37 7 28 6038 -88 0 0 0 0 0.30 0.54 0 45.5 M M M 12 37 28 33 2 32 6070 -90 0 0 0 0.11 0.41 0.60 0.9 46.4 M M M 13 30 22 26 -5 39 6109 -85 0 0 0 1.57 1.98 0.66 14.3 60.7 M M M 14 23 8 16 -16 49 6158 -69 0 0 0 0.44 2.42 0.72 3.9 64.6 M M M 15 15 -2 7 -25 58 6216 -44 0 0 0 0 2.42 0.78 0 64.6 M M M 16 39 -2 19 -14 46 6262 -30 0 0 0 0 2.42 0.84 0 64.6 M M M 17 50 33 42 9 23 6285 -39 0 0 0 T 2.42 0.91 T 64.6 M M M 18 40 21 31 -3 34 6319 -36 0 0 0 0.04 2.46 0.98 T 64.6 M M M 19 45 18 32 -2 33 6352 -34 0 0 0 0 2.46 1.05 0 64.6 M M M 20 55 24 40 5 25 6377 -39 0 0 0 0 2.46 1.12 0 64.6 M M M 21 56 38 47 12 18 6395 -51 0 0 0 0 2.46 1.19 0.0 64.6 M M M 22 48 31 40 4 25 6420 -55 0 0 0 0 2.46 1.26 0.0 64.6 M M M 23 40 29 35 -1 30 6450 -54 0 0 0 0 2.46 1.33 0.0 64.6 M M M 24 36 29 33 -4 32 6482 -50 0 0 0 0.21 2.67 1.40 1.3 65.9 M M M 25 40 33 37 0 28 6510 -50 0 0 0 0.04 2.71 1.48 T 65.9 M M M 26 67 28 48 10 17 6527 -60 0 0 0 0 2.71 1.56 0 65.9 M M M 27 76 34 55 17 10 6537 -77 0 0 0 0 2.71 1.64 0 65.9 M M M 28 66 42 54 15 11 6548 -92 0 0 0 0.34 3.05 1.72 0 65.9 M M M 29 44 35 40 1 25 6573 -93 0 0 0 0.02 3.07 1.80 0 65.9 M M M 30 51 30 41 1 24 6597 -94 0 0 0 0.02 3.09 1.88 0 65.9 M M M 31 58 24 41 1 24 6621 -95 0 0 0 0 3.09 1.96 0 65.9 M M M MARCH CLIMATOLOGICAL REPORT FOR LA CROSSE WISCONSIN MARCH OF 1997 IN LA CROSSE WAS SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN NORMAL WITH ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION. THE SNOWFALL OF 20.4 INCHES WAS SLIGHTLY MORE THAN DOUBLE THE NORMAL OF 10.0 INCHES. THIS MARCH WAS THE 6TH SNOWIEST EVER IN LA CROSSE AND THE SNOWIEST SINCE 1962. THE MAIN WEATHER EVENT OF THE MONTH WAS THE SNOWSTORM WHICH STARTED ON THE EVENING OF THE 12TH AND LASTED INTO THE DAY ON THE 14TH. THIS STORM BROUGHT A ONE DAY SNOWFALL OF 14.3 INCHES ON THE 13TH AND A 3 DAY TOTAL OF 19.1 INCHES. THE ONE DAY TOTAL OF 14.3 INCHES BROKE THE RECORD FOR A ONE DAY MARCH SNOWFALL WHICH HAD BEEN 10.0 INCHES ON MARCH 5TH IN 1959. IT JUST MISSED THE RECORD FOR ANY ONE DAY SNOWFALL WHICH IS 14.4 INCHES ON THE 3RD OF DECEMBER IN 1990. TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE WINTER OF 1996-1997 IS NOW 65.9 INCHES AS OF THE END OF MARCH. THIS MAKES IT THE 7TH SNOWIEST WINTER IN LA CROSSE WEATHER HISTORY WITH APRIL STILL TO GO. THE SNOWIEST WINTER EVER WAS 78.7 INCHES IN 1961-1962. TEMPERATURE DATA... AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURES... 33.9 OR 1.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE.... 43.5 AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMPERATUES.... 24.4 HIGHEST TEMPERATURE WAS 76 ON THE 27TH LOWEST TEMPERATURE WAS -2 ON THE 16TH HEATING DEGREE DAYS (BASE 65 DEGREES) COOLING DEGREE DAYS MONTHLY TOTAL.............950 MONTHLY TOTAL......0 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL.....-48 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL..0 SEASONAL TOTAL (JUL-JUN). 6621 SEASONAL TOTAL.........0 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL.... -95 PRECIPITATION DATA.... ..RAIN.. TOTAL FOR THE MONTH......... 3.09 OR 1.13 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL TOTAL SINCE JANUARY 1ST..... 6.05 OR 2.26 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL GREATEST 24 HOUR RAINFALL WAS 1.57 INCHES ON THE 13TH ..SNOW.. TOTAL FOR THE MONTH......... 20.4 TOTAL FOR THE SEASON........ 65.9 GREATEST 24 HOUR SNOWFALL WAS 14.3 INCHES ON THE 13TH. ..NUMBER OF DAYS.. WITH .01 INCHES OR MORE 11 HIGHS 32 DEGREES OR COLDER 5 WITH .10 INCHES OR MORE 6 HIGHS 90 DEGREES OR WARMER 0 WITH .50 INCHES OR MORE 1 LOWS 32 DEGREES OR COLDER 24 WITH 1.00 INCHES OR MORE 1 LOWS 0 DEGREES OR COLDER 2