Below are some Valentine’s Day weather statistics for La Crosse, WI, and Rochester, MN.
La Crosse, WI:
The following statistics comprise 151 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.
Valentine’s Day in La Crosse, WI (Period of Record 1873-2023) |
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Normal (1991-2020)
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Records
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Maximum Temperature |
32°F
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Warmest High Temperature |
56°F
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1954 & 1934
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Coldest High Temperature |
-2°F
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2021
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Minimum Temperature |
14°F
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Warmest Low Temperature |
37°F
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1954 & 2023
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Coldest Low Temperature |
-17°F
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1951
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Average Temperature |
23°F
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Warmest Average Temperature |
46.5°F
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1954
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Coldest Average Temperature |
-9.0°F
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2021
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Precipitation |
0.04"
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Wettest |
0.49"
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1911
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Snowfall |
0.4"
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Snowiest |
5.0"
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2008
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Snow Depth at 7 AM |
5"
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Greatest Snow Depth at 7 AM |
26"
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1979
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The odds of having any precipitation at all on Valentine’s Day are 50.7% (77 out of 151). There has been measurable (0.01" or greater) precipitation on 40 Valentine’s Days (26.5%) and trace amounts (less than 0.01") of precipitation on 37 Valentine’s Days (24.5%).
Since 1897, it has snowed on 60 out of 127 (47.2%) Valentine’s Days. Measurable snow (0.1" or greater) has fallen on 29 Valentine’s Days (22.8%) and trace amounts (less than 0.1") on 31 Valentine's Day (24.4%).
Since 1893, residents have woken up with measurable snow (1/2" or greater) on the ground 103 times (78.6%), trace amounts (less than a 1/2") 9 times (6.9%), and no snow 19 times (14.5%).
In 2023, the high temperature was 47°F (tied for 7th warmest with 1913, 1945, 1967, and 2018) and the low temperature was 37°F (tied with 1954 for the warmest). The average temperature was 47°F (2nd warmest - only 1954 was warmer with an average of 46.5°F). 0.36" of precipitation (3rd wettest) and no snow fell. There was no snow on the ground at 6 AM. This was the first time since 2006. The average wind speed was 10.5 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 Valentine’s Day from 1890, 1891, 1908, 1909, from 1921 to 1928.
Valentine’s Day in Rochester, MN (Period of Record 1887-2022) |
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Normal (1991-2020)
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Records
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Maximum Temperature |
26°F
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Warmest High Temperature |
58°F
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1954
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Coldest High Temperature |
-8°F
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2021
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Minimum Temperature |
10°F
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Warmest Low Temperature |
35°F
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2023
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Coldest Low Temperature |
-24°F
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2020
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Average Temperature |
18°F
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Warmest Average Temperature |
44.5°F
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1954
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Coldest Average Temperature |
-13.0°F
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2021
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Precipitation |
0.04"
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Wettest |
0.80"
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1911
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Snowfall |
0.4"
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Snowiest |
5.5"
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1950
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Snow Depth at 7 AM |
6"
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Greatest Snow Depth at 7 AM |
21"
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1979
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The odds of having any precipitation at all on Valentine’s Day are 48.1% (52 out of 108). There has been measurable (0.01" or greater) precipitation on 28 Valentine’s Days (25.9%) and trace amounts (less than 0.01") of precipitation on 24 Valentine’s Days (22.2%).
Since 1893, it has snowed on 46 out of 106 (43.4%) Valentine’s Days. Measurable snow (0.1" or greater) has fallen on 23 Valentine’s Days (21.7%) and trace amounts (less than 0.1") on 23 Valentine's Days (21.7%).
Since 1912, residents have woken up with measurable snow (1/2" or greater) on the ground 69 times (78.4%), trace amounts (less than a 1/2") 7 times (8%), and no snow 12 times (13.6%).
In 2023, the high temperature was 40°F (tied for the 10th warmest with 2005, 2006, and 2017) and the low temperature was 35°F (warmest - the previous record was 32°F was 1915 & 1918). The average temperature was 37.5°F (3rd warmest). 0.66" of precipitation fell (2nd wettest - only 1911 was wetter with 0.80") and no snow fell. There was 1" of snow on the ground. The average wind speed was 16.8 mph.
Valentine’s Day Weather History
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The following weather events affected northeast Iowa, southeast Minnesota, and western Wisconsin on Valentine’s Day: