Below are some New Year's Eve weather statistics for La Crosse, WI, and Rochester, MN.
La Crosse, WI:
The following statistics comprise 152 years of data. From 1873 through 1950, the data came from various locations in downtown La Crosse. Since 1950, the data has been gathered at La Crosse Regional Airport.
New Year's Eve in La Crosse, WI (Period of Record 1873-2023) |
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1991-2020 Normals
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Records
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Maximum Temperature |
29°F
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Warmest High Temperature |
59°F
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December 31, 1965
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Coldest High Temperature |
-9°F
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December 31, 1968
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Minimum Temperature |
13°F
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Warmest Low Temperature |
39°F
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December 31, 1949
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Coldest Low Temperature |
-20°F
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December 31, 1976
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Average Temperature |
21°F
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Warmest Average Temperature |
44.5°F
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December 31, 1875
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Coldest Average Temperature |
-12.0°F
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December 31, 1898
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Precipitation |
0.04"
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Wettest |
0.59"
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December 31, 2006
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Snowfall |
0.4"
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Snowiest |
6.2"
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December 31, 1911
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Snow Depth at 6 AM |
4"
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Most Snow on the Ground at 6 AM |
20"
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December 31, 1968
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The odds of having any precipitation at all on New Year's Eve is 54.6% (83 out of 152). There has been measurable (0.01" or greater) precipitation on 45 New Year's Eves (29.6%) and trace amounts (less than 0.01") of precipitation on 38 New Year's Eves (25%). Precipitation has fallen on 11 of the last 14 New Year's Eves. While that has been the case, the precipitation has been on the light side with precipitation totals ranging from just a trace to 0.08 inches (2018).
It has snowed on 66 out of 128 (51.6%) New Year's Eves. Measurable snow (0.1" or greater) has fallen on 28 New Year's Eves (21.9%) and trace amounts on 38 New Year's Eves (29.7%). Light snow (from a dusting to 0.9") has fallen on 9 out of the last 12 New Year's Eves.
Since 1893, residents have woken up with measurable snow (1/2" or greater) on the ground 91 times (70%), trace amounts 20 times (15.4%), and no snow 19 times (14.6%).
In 2023, the high temperature was 33°F and the low temperature was 28°F. A total of 0.03" of precipitation and 0.2" of snow fell. There was a trace of snow on the ground at 6 AM, and the average wind speed was 11.4 mph.
Rochester, MN:
The following statistics comprise 111 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 New Year's Eve from 1890, 1891, 1908, 1909, from 1921 to 1928.
New Year's Eve in Rochester, MN (Period of Record 1887-2023) |
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1991-2020 Normals
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Records
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Maximum Temperature |
24°F
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Warmest High Temperature |
49°F
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December 31, 1965
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Coldest High Temperature |
-12°F
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December 31, 1968
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Minimum Temperature |
9°F
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Warmest Low Temperature |
32°F
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December 31, 1949
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Coldest Low Temperature |
-28°F
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December 31, 1946
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Average Temperature |
17°F
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Warmest Average Temperature |
37.0°F
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December 31, 2006
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Coldest Average Temperature |
-16.5°F
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December 31, 1968
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Precipitation |
0.03"
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Wettest |
0.75"
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December 31, 1911
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Snowfall |
0.4"
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Snowiest |
7.8
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December 31, 1911
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Snow Depth at 6 AM |
5"
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Most Snow on the Ground at 6 AM |
19"
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December 31, 2010
December 31, 2000 December 31, 1968 |
The odds of having any precipitation at all on New Year's Eve is 57.7% (64 out of 111). There has been measurable (0.01" or greater) precipitation on 26 New Year's Eves (23.4%) and trace amounts (less than 0.01") of precipitation on 38 New Year's Eves (34.2%). Precipitation has fallen on 12 of the last 13 New Year's Eves. While that has been the case, the precipitation has been on the light side with precipitation totals ranging from just a trace to 0.08 inches (2011).
It has snowed on 57 out of 108 (52.8%) New Year's Eve's. Measurable snow (0.1" or greater) has fallen on 18 New Year's Eves (16.7%) and a trace of snow has fallen on 39 New Year's Eves (36.1%). Snowfall has fallen on 11 out of the last 14 New Year's Eves. While that has been the case, the snowfall has been on the light side with snow totals ranging from just a dusting (9 times) to 1.3 inches (2013).
Since 1893, residents have woken up with measurable snow (1/2" or greater) on the ground 66 times (75%), no snow 9 times (10.2%), and trace amounts (less than a 1/2") 13 times (14.8%).
In 2023, the high temperature was 29°F and the low temperature was 22°F. There was 0.02" of precipitation and a trace of snow. There was no snow on the ground at 6 AM. This was the first time since 2006. The average wind speed was 13.9 mph.
The following weather events happened on New Year's Eve: