Medford, Wisconsin

... Autumn 2009 was warmer and slightly drier than normal in
La Crosse WI...

While the autumn temperatures averaged just a degree above normal
and the precipitation was slightly below normal. There was quite a
bit of monthly variability this autumn.

Temperatures...

From September 1 through November 30 2009... La Crosse Municipal
Airport had an average temperature of 50.6 degrees. This was
1.0 degree above the normal of 49.6 degrees.

The Table below contains the monthly precipitation totals and their
departures from normal for the autumn of 2009.

           Autumn 2009 temperatures
               in La Crosse WI

                  average departure
   month temperature from normal
   ----- ----------- -----------
   September 64.5 degrees +1.8 degrees
   October 44.5 degrees -6.1 degrees 4th coldest
   November 42.7 degrees +7.2 degrees 4th warmest

   autumn 50.6 degrees +1.0 degrees

Precipitation...

From September 1 through November 30 2008... La Crosse Municipal
Airport received 7.27 inches of precipitation. This was 0.39 inches
below the normal 7.66 inches.

The Table below contains the monthly precipitation totals and their
departures from normal for the autumn of 2009.

          Autumn 2009 precipitation
               in La Crosse WI

                precipitation departure
   month total from normal
   ----- ------------ -----------
   September 1.02 inches -2.38 inches 10th driest
   October 5.67 inches +3.51 inches 4th wettest
   November 0.58 inches -1.52 inches 19th driest

   autumn 7.27 inches -0.37 inches

Snowfall...

From September 1 through November 30 2009... La Crosse Municipal
Airport received 0.4 inches of snow. This was 4.2 inches below the
normal of 4.6 inches. This was the least total in an autumn since
2004 when 0.2 inches fell.

The Table below contains the monthly snowfall totals and their
departures from normal for the autumn of 2009.

            Autumn 2009 snowfall
               in La Crosse WI

                  snowfall departure
   month total from normal
   ----- ------------ -----------
   September 0.0 inches 0.0 inches
   October 0.4 inches +0.2 inches 15th snowiest
   November trace -4.4 inches 2nd snowless

   autumn 0.4 inches -4.2 inches

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... The La Crosse climate summary for the season... from 9/1/2009 to
11/30/2009...

Climate normal period 1971 to 2000
climate record period 1873 to 2009

Weather observed
                 value date(s)

... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..
temperature (f)
highest 85 09/13
lowest 24 11/27
                        11/15
                        11/16
avg. Maximum 59.6
avg. Minimum 41.6
mean 50.6
days Max >= 90 0
days Max <= 32 0
days min <= 32 22
days min <= 0 0

Precipitation (inches)
totals 7.27
days >= .01 26
days >= .10 14
days >= .50 5
days >= 1.00 1
greatest
24 hr. Total 1.67 mm

Snowfall (inches)
totals 0.4
snowdepth avg. 0
days >= trace 7
days >= 1.0 0
greatest
snow depth 0
24 hr total 0.4 mm

Degree_days
heating total 1356
cooling total 63
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

Wind (mph)
average wind speed 6.5
highest gust speed/direction 45/220 date 10/30

- indicates negative numbers.
R indicates record was set or tied.
Mm indicates data is missing.
T indicates trace amount.