Election Day occurs on the Tuesday following the first Monday of November every year. This means it can fall anywhere between November 2nd and November 8th. |
Below are some Election Day climate statistics for La Crosse, WI, and Rochester, MN.
La Crosse, WI:
The following statistics comprise 152 years of data. From 1872 through 1950, the data came from various locations in downtown La Crosse. Since 1950, the data has been gathered at La Crosse Regional Airport. Due to the office being officially closed in 1985, no observation was available for this year.
Election Day in La Crosse, WI (Period of Record 1872-2023) |
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1991-2020 Normals
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Records
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Maximum Temperature |
50°F - 53°F
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Warmest High Temperature |
75°F
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November 4, 2008
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Coldest High Temperature |
30°F
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November 5, 1901
November 4, 1879 |
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Minimum Temperature |
33°F - 35°F
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Warmest Low Temperature |
57°F
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November 4, 2008
November 3, 1987 |
Coldest Low Temperature |
-1°F
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November 6, 1951
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Average Temperature |
41°F - 44°F
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Warmest Average Temperature |
66.0°F
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November 4, 2008
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Coldest Average Temperature |
15.0°F
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November 6, 1951
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Precipitation |
0.06" to 0.07"
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Wettest |
1.07"
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November 5, 2013
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Snowfall |
0.0" to 0.1"
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Snowiest |
1.9"
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November 5, 2002
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Snow Depth at 7 AM |
0"
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Most Snow on the Ground at 7 AM |
6"
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November 5, 1991
November 8, 1921 |
The odds of having any precipitation at all on Election Day are 36.2% (55 out of 152). There has been measurable (0.01" or greater) precipitation on 38 Election Days (25%) and trace amounts (less than 0.01") of precipitation on 17 Election Days (11.2%). Precipitation has fallen on 9 out of the last 15 Election Days (4 measurable and 5 traces).
Since 1893, it has snowed on 23 of 127 (18.1%) Election Days. Measurable snow (0.1" or greater) has only fallen on 8 Election Days (6.3%) and trace (less than 0.1") amounts on another 15 Election Days (11.8%). The last time measurable snow fell on Election Day was back in 2002 when 1.9 inches of snow fell. This was the greatest ever on Election Day.
During last year's Election Day (2023 - November 7), the high temperature was 50°F, the low temperature was 42°F. No precipitation fell. The average wind speed was 7.3 mph.
Rochester, MN:
The following statistics comprise 113 years of data. From 1887 through 1931, the data came from several cooperative observers in the Rochester area. Since 1932, the data has been gathered at Rochester International Airport. No data was taken on Election Day from 1889 to 1891, 1908, 1921 to 1928, and 1933.
Election Day in Rochester, MN (Period of Record 1886-2023) |
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1991-2020 Normals
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Records
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Maximum Temperature |
46°F - 49°F |
Warmest High Temperature |
74°F
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​November 3, 2020
November 4, 2008 |
Coldest High Temperature |
24°F
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November 8, 1892
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Minimum Temperature |
29°F - 31°F
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Warmest Low Temperature |
55°F
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November 4, 2008
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Coldest Low Temperature |
2°F
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November 6, 1951
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Average Temperature |
37°F - 40°F
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Warmest Average Temperature |
64.5°F
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November 4, 2008 |
Coldest Average Temperature |
14.0°F
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November 8, 1892
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Precipitation |
0.06" to 0.07"
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Wettest |
1.26"
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November 8, 1932
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Snowfall |
0" to 0.1"
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Snowiest |
2.3"
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November 7, 1911
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Snow Depth at 7 AM |
0"
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Most Snow on the Ground at 7 AM |
4"
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November 5, 1991
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The odds of having any precipitation at all on Election Day are 49.6% (56 out of 113). There has been measurable (0.01" or greater) precipitation on 35 Election Days (31%) and trace amounts (less than 0.01") of precipitation on 21 Election Days (18.6%).
It has snowed on 20 of 104 (19.2%) Election Days. Measurable snow (0.1" or greater) has only fallen on 9 Election Days (8.7%) and trace (less than 0.1") amounts on another 11 Election Days (10.6%).
During last year's Election Day (2023 - November 7), the high temperature was 47°F and the low temperature was 37°F. A total of 0.01" of rain fell. There was no snow on the ground and the average wind speed was 11.5 mph.
The following weather events occurred on Election Day in southeast Minnesota, northeast Iowa, and western Wisconsin: