Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Friday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Northeast U.S. on Thursday. Damaging wind, hail, and a tornado or two are possible. Read More >

Cooperative Station Climate Data

Station: LSU Dean Lee Research Center
State: Louisiana
Parish: Rapides

30 Year Normals (1981-2010)
Month			Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
N o r m a l	Temps (°F)	Max	58.5	62.4	69.8	77.0	84.6	89.9	92.2	92.7	88.2	79.5	69.6	60.8	77.1
	Temps (°F)	Min	38.1	41.8	48.5	55.3	64.3	70.6	73.0	71.9	65.9	55.2	46.9	40.1	56.0
	Precipitation (in.)		5.39	5.24	4.58	3.93	4.90	5.23	4.53	3.51	4.73	5.30	6.64	5.98	59.96
	Degree Days	Heating	523	370	218	74	5	0	0	0	4	68	235	461	1958
	Degree Days	Cooling	5	9	36	109	298	458	546	536	366	141	32	10	2546

Note: Sums/averages of monthly values may not equate to yearly sums/averages due to rounding -
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Data courtesy of the National Climatic Data Center
Map courtesy of Google - map functions are non-operative

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Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

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