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Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

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AUGUST NORMALS & EXTREMES
PLUS SUNRISE/SUNSET & CIVIL TWILIGHT TIMES

LAFAYETTE

  TEMP NORMALS WARMEST COOLEST COOLEST WARMEST NORM RECORD NORMS
DAY MAX MIN MEAN MAX/YR MAX/YR MIN/YR MIN/YR RAIN RAIN/YR HDD CDD
1 92 75 84 102/1986* 78/1983 65/1923 82/2010 0.19 3.15/1909 0 19
CT STARTS 0501 CST    SUNRISE 0527 CST    SUNSET 1901 CST    CT ENDS 1927 CST
2 92 75 84 102/1922 77/1971 64/1936* 83/2024 0.19 2.01/1976 0 19
CT STARTS 0502 CST    SUNRISE 0528 CST    SUNSET 1900 CST    CT ENDS 1926 CST
3 93 75 84 101/2023 79/1966 65/1923 83/2010 0.19 1.63/1966 0 19
CT STARTS 0502 CST    SUNRISE 0528 CST    SUNSET 1859 CST    CT ENDS 1925 CST
4 93 75 84 103/2023 80/1966 66/1925* 81/2010 0.19 5.60/1940 0 19
CT STARTS 0503 CST    SUNRISE 0529 CST    SUNSET 1859 CST    CT ENDS 1924 CST
5 93 75 84 102/2023 82/1914 63/1915 81/2023 0.20 2.50/1917 0 19
CT STARTS 0504 CST    SUNRISE 0529 CST    SUNSET 1858 CST    CT ENDS 1924 CST
6 93 75 84 102/2023 79/1918 65/1940 82/2024 0.20 2.02/1940 0 19
CT STARTS 0504 CST    SUNRISE 0530 CST    SUNSET 1857 CST    CT ENDS 1923 CST
7 93 75 84 102/2023 76/1900 61/1923 81/2023 0.19 2.53/1904 0 19
CT STARTS 0505 CST    SUNRISE 0531 CST    SUNSET 1856 CST    CT ENDS 1922 CST
8 93 75 84 103/1962 73/1913 64/1923 82/2024 0.20 4.06/1940 0 19
CT STARTS 0506 CST    SUNRISE 0531 CST    SUNSET 1855 CST    CT ENDS 1921 CST
9 93 75 84 101/2023* 78/1913 60/1989 81/2023* 0.18 19.63/1940 0 19
CT STARTS 0506 CST    SUNRISE 0532 CST    SUNSET 1854 CST    CT ENDS 1920 CST
10 93 75 84 102/2015 77/1966 62/1989 82/2023* 0.19 2.99/1988 0 19
CT STARTS 0507 CST    SUNRISE 0532 CST    SUNSET 1853 CST    CT ENDS 1919 CST
11 93 75 84 103/2023 78/1897 58/1923 82/2007 0.19 3.75/1898 0 19
CT STARTS 0508 CST    SUNRISE 0533 CST    SUNSET 1853 CST    CT ENDS 1918 CST
12 93 75 84 103/2023 79/1983* 59/1931 81/2011 0.18 10.39/2016 0 19
CT STARTS 0508 CST    SUNRISE 0534 CST    SUNSET 1852 CST    CT ENDS 1917 CST
13 93 75 84 102/2023 76/2016 60/1931 80/2019 0.20 10.40/2016 0 19
CT STARTS 0509 CST    SUNRISE 0534 CST    SUNSET 1851 CST    CT ENDS 1916 CST
14 93 75 84 103/2023 79/1938 60/1931 81/2024* 0.20 1.82/1934 0 19
CT STARTS 0510 CST    SUNRISE 0535 CST    SUNSET 1850 CST    CT ENDS 1915 CST
15 93 75 84 102/2023 79/1967 58/2004 82/2023 0.20 6.18/1949 0 19
CT STARTS 0510 CST    SUNRISE 0535 CST    SUNSET 1849 CST    CT ENDS 1914 CST
16 93 75 84 101/1951 80/1967 61/2004* 79/2012* 0.19 2.49/1945 0 19
CT STARTS 0511 CST    SUNRISE 0536 CST    SUNSET 1848 CST    CT ENDS 1913 CST
17 93 75 84 102/2023 78/1931 63/1992 80/2024* 0.20 1.49/2002 0 19
CT STARTS 0512 CST    SUNRISE 0537 CST    SUNSET 1847 CST    CT ENDS 1912 CST
18 92 75 84 103/2023 81/2010 66/1992 79/2024* 0.22 2.52/2002 0 19
CT STARTS 0512 CST    SUNRISE 0537 CST    SUNSET 1846 CST    CT ENDS 1911 CST
19 92 75 84 105/2023 79/2012 65/1943 81/2023 0.22 3.80/1897 0 19
CT STARTS 0513 CST    SUNRISE 0538 CST    SUNSET 1845 CST    CT ENDS 1909 CST
20 92 75 84 102/1925 74/1897 61/1940 80/2023 0.22 1.97/1956 0 18
CT STARTS 0513 CST    SUNRISE 0538 CST    SUNSET 1843 CST    CT ENDS 1908 CST
21 92 75 83 103/1925 81/1906 61/1940 79/2023* 0.22 2.26/1965 0 18
CT STARTS 0514 CST    SUNRISE 0539 CST    SUNSET 1842 CST    CT ENDS 1907 CST
22 92 75 83 102/2023 78/1894 60/1956 80/2023 0.22 2.29/1964 0 18
CT STARTS 0515 CST    SUNRISE 0540 CST    SUNSET 1841 CST    CT ENDS 1906 CST
23 92 74 83 105/2023 81/1945 59/1956 81/1914 0.23 1.68/1990 0 18
CT STARTS 0515 CST    SUNRISE 0540 CST    SUNSET 1840 CST    CT ENDS 1905 CST
24 92 74 83 106/2023 78/1958 60/1897 84/2023 0.22 2.56/1970 0 18
CT STARTS 0516 CST    SUNRISE 0541 CST    SUNSET 1839 CST    CT ENDS 1904 CST
25 92 74 83 101/2023 79/1967 62/1917 82/2023 0.22 5.49/2022 0 18
CT STARTS 0516 CST    SUNRISE 0541 CST    SUNSET 1838 CST    CT ENDS 1903 CST
26 92 74 83 106/2023 74/1926 60/1917 80/2023* 0.22 5.01/1967 0 18
CT STARTS 0517 CST    SUNRISE 0542 CST    SUNSET 1837 CST    CT ENDS 1901 CST
27 92 74 83 110/2023 78/1967 61/1927* 83/2023 0.20 5.83/2020 0 18
CT STARTS 0518 CST    SUNRISE 0542 CST    SUNSET 1836 CST    CT ENDS 1900 CST
28 92 74 83 100/2011 78/2017* 61/1896 80/1998 0.19 4.32/1978 0 18
CT STARTS 0518 CST    SUNRISE 0543 CST    SUNSET 1834 CST    CT ENDS 1859 CST
29 92 74 83 99/2011 79/2001* 58/1906 78/2006* 0.20 1.80/1978* 0 18
CT STARTS 0519 CST    SUNRISE 0543 CST    SUNSET 1833 CST    CT ENDS 1858 CST
30 92 74 83 104/2000 77/1930 59/1906 79/2000 0.20 1.40/1974 0 18
CT STARTS 0520 CST    SUNRISE 0544 CST    SUNSET 1832 CST    CT ENDS 1857 CST
31 91 74 83 103/2000 78/1987 60/1946 80/2020 0.20 1.15/2024 0 18
CT STARTS 0520 CST    SUNRISE 0545 CST    SUNSET 1831 CST    CT ENDS 1855 CST
MON 92.3 74.7 83.5         6.26   0 573

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  25 0 0 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  12 8 4 2

 

Note: Daily sums/averages will not equal monthly sums/averages due to rounding - click here for more info
 

 Normals are for the 30-year period from 1991-2020

Extremes (or records) are for the period of record (1893-2025) 

 

 Bold colored records indicate extreme for the month

Italicized bold colored records indicate most recent of multiple monthly extreme occurrences 

 
* Asterisks indicate records which tied previous records; asterisked value was the last year record occurred
 
 All times are approximate and in Central Standard Time - add one hour during Daylight Saving Time

CT stands for Civil Twilight, essentially times of dawn & dusk - see definitions here 
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