April, 1998 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 49 40 45 4 20 5646-1094 0 0 0 0.11 0.11 0.08 0.0 38.2 M M M 2 47 39 43 2 22 5668-1096 0 0 0 0 0.11 0.17 0.0 38.2 M M M 3 50 37 44 2 21 5689-1098 0 0 0 0 0.11 0.26 0.0 38.2 M M M 4 60 30 45 3 20 5709-1101 0 0 0 0 0.11 0.35 0.0 38.2 M M M 5 63 34 49 6 16 5725-1107 0 0 0 0 0.11 0.44 0 38.2 M M M 6 67 45 56 13 9 5734-1120 0 0 0 T 0.11 0.53 0 38.2 M M M 7 67 49 58 14 7 5741-1134 0 0 0 0.02 0.13 0.62 0 38.2 M M M 8 50 42 46 1 19 5760-1136 0 0 0 0.03 0.16 0.71 0 38.2 M M M 9 61 43 52 7 13 5773-1143 0 0 0 0 0.16 0.80 0 38.2 M M M 10 61 32 47 2 18 5791-1145 0 0 0 0 0.16 0.89 0 38.2 M M M 11 69 39 54 8 11 5802-1153 0 0 0 0.03 0.19 0.98 0 38.2 M M M 12 77 59 68 22 0 5802-1172 3 3 3 0.01 0.20 1.08 0.0 38.2 M M M 13 66 52 59 12 6 5808-1184 0 3 3 0.52 0.72 1.18 0.0 38.2 M M M 14 65 45 55 8 10 5818-1192 0 3 3 0 0.72 1.28 0.0 38.2 M M M 15 52 40 46 -2 19 5837-1190 0 3 444 M M M 0 38.2 M M M 16 55 34 45 -3 20 5857-1187 0 3 3 0.29 1.48 1.48 0.1 38.3 M M M 17 60 32 46 -3 19 5876-1184 0 3 3 0 1.48 1.58 0 38.3 M M M 18 68 43 56 7 9 5885-1191 0 3 3 0 1.48 1.68 0 38.3 M M M 19 68 41 55 6 10 5895-1197 0 3 3 0 1.48 1.78 0.0 38.3 M M M 20 61 48 55 5 10 5905-1202 0 3 3 0.03 1.51 1.88 0.0 38.3 M M M 21 70 42 56 6 9 5914-1208 0 3 3 0 1.51 1.98 0.0 38.3 M M M 22 72 40 56 5 9 5923-1213 0 3 3 0 1.51 2.08 0 38.3 M M M 23 75 40 58 7 7 5930-1220 0 3 3 0 1.51 2.18 0 38.3 M M M 24 83 46 65 13 0 5930-1233 0 3 3 0 1.51 2.28 0 38.3 M M M 25 72 47 60 8 5 5935-1241 0 3 3 0.15 1.66 2.38 0 38.3 M M M 26 63 42 53 1 12 5947-1242 0 3 3 0.08 1.74 2.48 M M M M M 27 64 38 51 -2 14 5961-1240 0 3 3 0 1.74 2.58 M M M M M 28 68 34 51 -2 14 5975-1238 0 3 3 0 1.74 2.68 M M M M M Monthly Summary for April TEMPERATURE DATA...... (DEGREES F) AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE.... 52.6 OR 4.9 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE.... 64.2 AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE.... 41.1 HIGHEST TEMPERATURE WAS 83 ON DAY 24 LOWEST TEMPERATURE WAS 30 ON DAY 4 HEATING DEGREE DAYS (BASE 65) COOLING DEGREE DAYS MONTHLY TOTAL ........... 366 MONTHLY TOTAL .......... 3 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL.... -153 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL... 3 SEASONAL TOTAL (JUL-JUN). 5992 SEASONAL TOTAL (JAN-DEC) 3 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL.... -1243 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL... 3 PRECIPITATION DATA.... ..RAIN.. TOTAL FOR THE MONTH......... 1.74 OR 1.14 INCHES BELOW NORMAL TOTAL SINCE JANUARY 1ST..... 8.72 OR 2.03 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL GREATEST 24 HOUR RAINFALL WAS 0.52 INCHES ON DAY(S) 13 ..SNOW.. TOTAL FOR THE MONTH......... 0.1 TOTAL FOR THE SEASON........ 38.3 GREATEST 24 HOUR SNOWFALL WAS 0.1 INCHES ON DAY(S) 16 ..NUMBER OF DAYS.. WITH .01 INCHES OR MORE 11 HIGHS 32 DEGREES OR COLDER 0 WITH .10 INCHES OR MORE 5 HIGHS 90 DEGREES OR WARMER 0 WITH .50 INCHES OR MORE 1 LOWS 32 DEGREES OR COLDER 3 WITH 1.00 INCHES OR MORE 0 LOWS 0 DEGREES OR COLDER 0 SEE LATEST PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR MORE CLIMATE INFORMATION END...