Wisconsin · THREADEX · 1872–2026

La Crosse, WI

43.879°N, 91.253°W · station LSEthr · 155 years of record
94°F
forecast high · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for La Crosse.
93°MON7/1393°TUE7/1494°WED7/1593°THU7/1692°FRI7/1790°SAT7/1887°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#11 / 153
warmest Jul 15 in 153 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 15 ever

108°F
set in 1936

Coolest Jul 15 ever

68°F
set in 1884

Hottest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 15 at La Crosse. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
68881081873: 89°F1874: 76°F1875: 90°F1876: 82°F1877: 81°F1878: 90°F1879: 83°F1880: 89°F1881: 87°F1882: 72°F1883: 80°F1884: 68°F1885: 81°F1886: 81°F1887: 95°F1888: 76°F1889: 77°F1890: 81°F1891: 80°F1892: 82°F1893: 87°F1894: 92°F1895: 83°F1896: 94°F1897: 82°F1898: 91°F1899: 82°F1900: 79°F1901: 98°F1902: 87°F1903: 75°F1904: 82°F1905: 90°F1906: 70°F1907: 80°F1908: 81°F1909: 82°F1910: 97°F1911: 92°F1912: 93°F1913: 84°F1914: 86°F1915: 89°F1916: 83°F1917: 81°F1918: 73°F1919: 79°F1920: 78°F1921: 86°F1922: 76°F1923: 91°F1924: 76°F1925: 92°F1926: 83°F1927: 87°F1928: 81°F1929: 84°F1930: 80°F1931: 99°F1932: 96°F1933: 78°F1934: 84°F1935: 80°F1936: 108°F1937: 86°F1938: 83°F1939: 82°F1940: 83°F1941: 82°F1942: 78°F1943: 87°F1944: 83°F1945: 79°F1946: 76°F1947: 85°F1948: 80°F1949: 85°F1950: 82°F1951: 89°F1952: 68°F1953: 87°F1954: 83°F1955: 80°F1956: 81°F1957: 86°F1958: 75°F1959: 87°F1960: 76°F1961: 75°F1962: 68°F1963: 79°F1964: 84°F1965: 83°F1966: 80°F1967: 83°F1968: 85°F1969: 88°F1970: 80°F1971: 79°F1972: 80°F1973: 80°F1974: 87°F1975: 90°F1976: 91°F1977: 85°F1978: 86°F1979: 90°F1980: 99°F1981: 76°F1982: 81°F1983: 92°F1984: 89°F1985: 83°F1986: 83°F1987: 77°F1988: 93°F1989: 83°F1990: 83°F1991: 90°F1992: 75°F1993: 83°F1994: 84°F1995: 91°F1996: 78°F1997: 93°F1998: 89°F1999: 96°F2000: 86°F2001: 91°F2002: 87°F2003: 82°F2004: 83°F2005: 96°F2006: 98°F2007: 84°F2008: 83°F2009: 82°F2010: 84°F2011: 76°F2012: 89°F2013: 93°F2014: 72°F2015: 79°F2016: 81°F2017: 92°F2018: 91°F2019: 92°F2020: 89°F2021: 80°F2022: 83°F2023: 85°F2024: 88°F2025: 89°F94° forecast187320251936

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1594°F
Hottest this date since2006
This-date record108°F
This-date rank#11 of 153
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record108°F (1936)
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

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

14 days
record run, ended Jul 18 1936

So far in 2026

4 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from La Crosse's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 85°F · forecast is +9° 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 high 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 high

2026 So Far

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

Each cell is one day's high 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 high heat map 1872–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at La Crosse — counted through Jul 15 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
4 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 84th most in 155 years. Normal for this point: 6. Record: 23 in 1988.

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