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Only one other time has April had more snow in La Crosse

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6 years ago

April 17, 2018

Brad Williams

The La Crosse Weather Office recorded 8.3 inches over the weekend.

With that, only one April in La Crosse history has been snowier than this one.

After the weekend storms, La Crosse now has a total of 13 inches of snow for April of 2018.

You have to go back 45 years for the only April to top this month.

On April 8-9 in 1973, the area was hit by a blizzard, which led to 17 inches of snow.

Sunday, La Crosse set a record for the city’s lowest high temperature for April 15 at 27 degrees at 9:30 p.m.

The weekend storm also left a foot or more of new snow in some area communities.

Neillsville had the top snow total in the western Wisconsin region with 17 inches as of Sunday night.

Black River Falls received 14 inches, while Tomah had an even 12.

Brad Williams

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.