Wisconsin · THREADEX · 1872–2026

La Crosse, WI

43.879°N, 91.253°W · station LSEthr · 155 years of record
68°F
forecast low · Jul 19

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for La Crosse.
69°TUE7/1471°WED7/1570°THU7/1671°FRI7/1770°SAT7/1868°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 19

Today ranks

#105 / 153
coldest Jul 19 in 153 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 19 ever

50°F
set in 1984

Mildest Jul 19 ever

79°F
set in 2011

Coldest Jul 19 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 19 at La Crosse. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5064791873: 53°F1874: 68°F1875: 58°F1876: 72°F1877: 59°F1878: 73°F1879: 63°F1880: 58°F1881: 66°F1882: 56°F1883: 62°F1884: 62°F1885: 70°F1886: 67°F1887: 60°F1888: 65°F1889: 66°F1890: 57°F1891: 52°F1892: 63°F1893: 58°F1894: 68°F1895: 64°F1896: 58°F1897: 66°F1898: 66°F1899: 68°F1900: 63°F1901: 67°F1902: 61°F1903: 62°F1904: 70°F1905: 67°F1906: 63°F1907: 67°F1908: 60°F1909: 54°F1910: 55°F1911: 58°F1912: 52°F1913: 58°F1914: 63°F1915: 60°F1916: 73°F1917: 61°F1918: 62°F1919: 59°F1920: 57°F1921: 62°F1922: 53°F1923: 59°F1924: 52°F1925: 62°F1926: 75°F1927: 55°F1928: 70°F1929: 51°F1930: 70°F1931: 68°F1932: 65°F1933: 68°F1934: 69°F1935: 73°F1936: 69°F1937: 57°F1938: 68°F1939: 63°F1940: 69°F1941: 53°F1942: 68°F1943: 63°F1944: 61°F1945: 59°F1946: 66°F1947: 51°F1948: 61°F1949: 60°F1950: 58°F1951: 57°F1952: 73°F1953: 63°F1954: 62°F1955: 69°F1956: 62°F1957: 74°F1958: 55°F1959: 64°F1960: 66°F1961: 63°F1962: 59°F1963: 66°F1964: 72°F1965: 60°F1966: 63°F1967: 60°F1968: 68°F1969: 60°F1970: 53°F1971: 55°F1972: 61°F1973: 68°F1974: 65°F1975: 71°F1976: 54°F1977: 77°F1978: 75°F1979: 60°F1980: 71°F1981: 70°F1982: 63°F1983: 67°F1984: 50°F1985: 63°F1986: 69°F1987: 69°F1988: 65°F1989: 62°F1990: 66°F1991: 73°F1992: 58°F1993: 63°F1994: 69°F1995: 61°F1996: 75°F1997: 63°F1998: 68°F1999: 70°F2000: 52°F2001: 73°F2002: 71°F2003: 56°F2004: 59°F2005: 58°F2006: 65°F2007: 61°F2008: 68°F2009: 55°F2010: 64°F2011: 79°F2012: 73°F2013: 67°F2014: 69°F2015: 65°F2016: 64°F2017: 68°F2018: 68°F2019: 73°F2020: 73°F2021: 61°F2022: 74°F2023: 59°F2024: 55°F2025: 71°F68° forecast187320251984

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1968°F
Coldest this date since2024
This-date record50°F
This-date rank#105 of 153
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-43°F (1873)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1872–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at La Crosse in each calendar month, and for the whole 1872–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan58°F2025-43°F1873
Feb69°F2024-36°F1971
Mar86°F2025-28°F1962
Apr93°F19107°F1924
May107°F193426°F1911
Jun102°F193333°F1897
Jul108°F193644°F1967
Aug105°F198835°F1915
Sep101°F192224°F1899
Oct93°F19636°F1887
Nov80°F1933-21°F1875
Dec69°F2021-37°F1872
All-time108°F1936-43°F1873

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at La Crosse so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

1 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

137 days
record run, ended Mar 27 1881

So far in 2026

85 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from La Crosse's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 64°F · forecast is +3° vs normal.
Jan: 26°FJan: 10°FFeb: 31°FFeb: 13°FMar: 44°FMar: 25°FApr: 59°FApr: 38°FMay: 71°FMay: 49°FJun: 81°FJun: 60°FJul: 85°FJul: 64°FAug: 82°FAug: 62°FSep: 75°FSep: 53°FOct: 61°FOct: 41°FNov: 45°FNov: 29°FDec: 32°FDec: 17°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:35 AM
Sunset7:46 PM
Solar noon12:11 PM
Daylight15h 12m · losing 9 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

43.88°N, 91.25°W

Nearby Stations

Rochester, MN61 mi WEau Claire, WI69 mi NDubuque, IA105 mi SWausau, WI108 mi NEWaterloo, IA108 mi SWMadison, WI108 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

La Crosse's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
La Crosse, WI — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against La Crosse's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
La Crosse, WI — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1872

Each cell is one day's low at La Crosse, coloured by temperature — 155 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
La Crosse, WI daily low heat map 1872–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at La Crosse — counted through Jul 19 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
85 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 122nd most in 155 years. Normal for this point: 90. Record: 108 in 1874.

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