December, 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 61 35 48 21 17 1129 -409 0 1052 360 0 0 0.05 0 0.3 M M M 2 61 48 55 28 10 1139 -437 0 1052 360 0 0 0.10 0.0 0.3 M M M 3 53 42 48 22 17 1156 -459 0 1052 360 0 0 0.15 0.0 0.3 M M M 4 54 40 47 22 18 1174 -481 0 1052 360 0 0 0.20 0.0 0.3 M M M 5 67 45 56 31 9 1183 -512 0 1052 360 0.03 0.03 0.25 0.0 0.3 M M M 6 45 29 37 13 28 1211 -524 0 1052 360 T 0.03 0.30 0 0.3 M M M 7 38 22 30 6 35 1246 -530 0 1052 360 0 0.03 0.35 0 0.3 M M M 8 47 25 36 13 29 1275 -542 0 1052 360 0 0.03 0.40 0.0 0.3 M M M 9 47 27 37 14 28 1303 -556 0 1052 360 0 0.03 0.44 0.0 0.3 M M M 10 41 30 36 14 29 1332 -569 0 1052 360 0 0.03 0.48 0.0 0.3 M M M 11 54 28 41 19 24 1356 -588 0 1052 360 0 0.03 0.52 0.0 0.3 M M M 12 49 26 38 17 27 1383 -604 0 1052 360 0 0.03 0.56 0 0.3 M M M 13 50 25 38 17 27 1410 -621 0 1052 360 0 0.03 0.60 0.0 0.3 M M M 14 56 27 42 21 23 1433 -642 0 1052 360 0 0.03 0.64 0.0 0.3 M M M 15 47 29 38 18 27 1460 -659 0 1052 360 0 0.03 0.68 0.0 0.3 M M M 16 40 27 34 14 31 1491 -673 0 1052 360 0 0.03 0.72 0.0 0.3 M M M 17 34 21 28 9 37 1528 -682 0 1052 360 0 0.03 0.76 0.0 0.3 M M M 18 44 32 38 19 27 1555 -701 0 1052 360 0 0.03 0.80 0 0.3 M M M 19 32 16 24 5 41 1596 -706 0 1052 360 0 0.03 0.84 0 0.3 M M M 20 25 12 19 1 46 1642 -707 0 1052 360 0.21 0.24 0.88 3.4 3.7 M M M 21 12 0 6 -12 59 1701 -695 0 1052 360 T 0.24 0.92 T 3.7 M M M 22 12 -3 5 -13 60 1761 -682 0 1052 360 0 0.24 0.96 0.0 3.7 M M M 23 18 4 11 -6 54 1815 -676 0 1052 360 0 0.24 1.00 0 3.7 M M M 24 20 8 1 4 51 1866 -673 0 1052 360 0 0.24 1.04 0 3.7 M M M 25 28 16 22 5 43 1909 -678 0 1052 360 T 0.24 1.08 T 3.7 M M M 26 22 6 14 -3 51 1960 -675 0 1052 360 0.01 0.25 1.12 0.2 3.9 M M M 27 33 13 23 7 42 2002 -682 0 1052 360 0 0.25 1.15 0.0 3.9 M M M 28 35 9 22 6 43 2045 -688 0 1052 360 0.05 0.30 1.18 0.5 4.4 M M M 29 36 -4 16 0 49 2094 -688 0 1052 360 T 0.30 1.21 T 4.4 M M M 30 6 -9 -2 -18 67 2161 -670 0 1052 360 0 0.30 1.24 0.0 4.4 M M M 31 13 -1 6 -9 59 2220 -661 0 1052 360 T 0.30 1.27 T 4.4 M M M Monthly Summary for December TEMPERATURE DATA...... (DEGREES F) AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURE.... 29.1 OR 8.8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AVERAGE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE.... 38.1 AVERAGE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE.... 20.2 HIGHEST TEMPERATURE WAS 67 ON DAY 5 LOWEST TEMPERATURE WAS -9 ON DAY 30 HEATING DEGREE DAYS (BASE 65) COOLING DEGREE DAYS MONTHLY TOTAL ........... 1108 MONTHLY TOTAL .......... 0 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL.... -273 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL... 0 SEASONAL TOTAL (JUL-JUN). 2220 SEASONAL TOTAL (JAN-DEC) 1052 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL.... -661 DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL... 360 PRECIPITATION DATA.... ..RAIN.. TOTAL FOR THE MONTH......... 0.30 OR 0.97 INCHES BELOW NORMAL TOTAL SINCE JANUARY 1ST..... 35.90 OR 5.35 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL GREATEST 24 HOUR RAINFALL WAS 0.21 INCHES ON DAY(S) 20 ..SNOW.. TOTAL FOR THE MONTH......... 4.1 TOTAL FOR THE SEASON........ 4.4 GREATEST 24 HOUR SNOWFALL WAS 3.4 INCHES ON DAY(S) DEC 20 ..NUMBER OF DAYS.. WITH .01 INCHES OR MORE 4 HIGHS 32 DEGREES OR COLDER 10 WITH .10 INCHES OR MORE 1 HIGHS 90 DEGREES OR WARMER 0 WITH .50 INCHES OR MORE 0 LOWS 32 DEGREES OR COLDER 26 WITH 1.00 INCHES OR MORE 0 LOWS 0 DEGREES OR COLDER 5