Connect with us

As I See It

La Crosse nearly sets record low but can’t compete with Green Bay’s Ice Bowl-era temps

Published

on

As I See It

Want some good news, about the weather, and the winter conditions that we’re used to around here?

La Crosse has finally gotten a sunset after 5 p.m., for the first time since just after Halloween.

That’s close to three months, folks.

If you like living here in the summer, then I guess we have to put up with the early darkness, too, during winter.

The sunset doesn’t get back to 6 p.m. again until the March 6 but that’s just before the start of Daylight Saving Time, so then sundown will be at 7 p.m.

Now, a little bad weather news.

The mercury did not get up to zero, Fahrenheit, at all on Monday in La Crosse.

The high was 1-below. That’s the first full day below zero the city has had in almost four years, since Valentine’s Day of 2021.

The National Weather Service La Crosse said we almost set a record on Tuesday for the coldest temp without snow in La Crosse at 17-below.

The record of 18-below was set in January of 1968, a week after that Ice Bowl in Green Bay.

We tend to get colder winter temps when there’s snow on the ground, and the heat sort of bounces off. But they’re predicting warmer weather on the way now.

Summer’s still a long way off, but maybe not that long.

As I See it, I’m 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.

Continue Reading
Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *