May, 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 63 36 50 -4 15 7185 -61 0 1 1 0 0 0.10 0 69.1 M M M 2 52 44 48 -7 17 7202 -55 0 1 0 0.33 0.33 0.20 0 69.1 M M M 3 62 41 52 -3 13 7215 -53 0 1 -1 0.03 0.36 0.30 0 69.1 M M M 4 70 36 53 -2 12 7227 -52 0 1 -2 0 0.36 0.40 0 69.1 M M M 5 72 47 60 4 5 7232 -57 0 1 -3 0.05 0.41 0.50 0.0 69.1 M M M 7 59 48 54 -2 11 7252 -57 0 1 -5 0.33 0.74 0.70 0.0 69.1 M M M 8 67 46 57 0 8 7260 -59 0 1 -6 0.02 0.76 0.80 0.0 69.1 M M M 12 61 35 48 -10 17 7304 -50 0 1 -10 0 0.76 1.20 0 69.1 M M M 13 57 30 44 -15 21 7325 -37 0 1 -11 0 0.76 1.30 0 69.1 M M M 14 53 42 48 -11 17 7342 -27 0 1 -12 0.14 0.90 1.40 0 69.1 M M M 15 54 36 45 -14 20 7362 -14 0 1 -13 0.04 0.94 1.50 0 69.1 M M M 16 81 35 58 -2 7 7369 -14 0 1 -15 0.04 0.98 1.60 0 69.1 M M M 17 78 43 61 1 4 7373 -17 0 1 -17 0 0.98 1.70 0 69.1 M M M 18 71 49 60 0 5 7378 -19 0 1 -19 0.11 1.09 1.80 0 69.1 M M M 19 61 44 53 -8 12 7390 -14 0 1 -21 0 1.09 1.91 0 69.1 M M M 20 62 38 50 -11 15 7405 -5 0 1 -23 0 1.09 2.02 0 69.1 M M M 21 68 33 51 -10 14 7419 3 0 1 -25 0 1.09 2.13 0 69.1 M M M 22 75 40 58 -4 7 7426 5 0 1 -27 0 1.09 2.24 M M M M M 23 74 54 64 2 1 7427 1 0 1 -29 0 1.09 2.35 M M M M M 24 62 54 58 -4 7 7434 3 0 1 -31 0.91 2.00 2.46 M M M M M 26 67 46 57 -6 8 7449 10 0 1 -35 0 2.00 2.68 M M M M M 27 69 41 55 -8 10 7459 16 0 1 -37 0 2.00 2.79 M M M M M 28 69 54 62 -2 3 7462 15 0 1 -40 0.14 2.14 2.90 M M M M M 29 58 53 56 -8 9 7471 20 0 1 -43 0.24 2.38 3.02 M M M M M 30 73 53 63 -1 2 7473 18 0 1 -46 0 2.38 3.14 M M M M M 31 85 47 66 2 0 7473 14 1 2 -48 0 M M M M M M M MAY CLIMATOLOGICAL REPORT FOR LA CROSSE WISCONSIN TEMPERATURE DATA...... (DEGREES F) AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE.... 55.0 OR 4.5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE.... 66.6 AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE.... 43.4 HIGHEST TEMPERATURE WAS 85 ON DAY 31 LOWEST TEMPERATURE WAS 30 ON DAY 13 HEATING DEGREE DAYS (BASE 65) COOLING DEGREE DAYS MONTHLY TOTAL ........... 303 MONTHLY TOTAL .......... 1 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL.... 79 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL... -49 SEASONAL TOTAL (JUL-JUN). 7473 SEASONAL TOTAL (JAN-DEC) 2 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL.... 14 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL... -48 PRECIPITATION DATA.... ..RAIN.. TOTAL FOR THE MONTH......... 2.38 OR 0.88 INCHES BELOW NORMAL TOTAL SINCE JANUARY 1ST..... 10.32 OR 0.37 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL GREATEST 24 HOUR RAINFALL WAS .91 INCHES ON DAY(S) 24TH ..SNOW.. TOTAL FOR THE MONTH......... 0.0 TOTAL FOR THE SEASON........ 69.1 GREATEST 24 HOUR SNOWFALL WAS INCHES ON DAY(S) ..NUMBER OF DAYS.. WITH .01 INCHES OR MORE 12 HIGHS 32 DEGREES OR COLDER 0 WITH .10 INCHES OR MORE 7 HIGHS 90 DEGREES OR WARMER 0 WITH .50 INCHES OR MORE 1 LOWS 32 DEGREES OR COLDER 1 WITH 1.00 INCHES OR MORE 0 LOWS 0 DEGREES OR COLDER 0