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Record Heat Remains in Place This Week; Precipitation and Windy Conditions in the Northwest

Record warmth will persist across portions of California, the Southwest U.S., the central Great Basin and spread across the central U.S. for the middle of the week. High temperatures will approach 90 from Texas to the Ohio Valley. A moist frontal system will bring lowland rain, high elevation mountain snow, and breezy winds to the Pacific Northwest into the Northern Rockies through Wednesday. Read More >

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DECEMBER 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 67 47 57 89/1906 39/1896 24/1911 72/1991* 0.14 6.56/2023 9 1
CT STARTS 0621 CST    SUNRISE 0647 CST    SUNSET 1707 CST    CT ENDS 1733 CST
 2 67 47 57 84/1894 44/1903 25/1960 75/1982 0.15 2.14/1984 9 1
CT STARTS 0622 CST    SUNRISE 0648 CST    SUNSET 1707 CST    CT ENDS 1733 CST
 3 67 47 57 86/1933 42/1929 25/1929 67/1933 0.14 5.05/1982 9 1
CT STARTS 0622 CST    SUNRISE 0648 CST    SUNSET 1707 CST    CT ENDS 1733 CST
 4 67 47 57 84/1928* 40/1897 24/1929 69/2013 0.15 4.87/2025 10 1
CT STARTS 0623 CST    SUNRISE 0649 CST    SUNSET 1707 CST    CT ENDS 1733 CST
 5 66 47 57 84/2017* 43/1964 24/1898 71/2013 0.15 5.09/1971 10 1
CT STARTS 0624 CST    SUNRISE 0650 CST    SUNSET 1707 CST    CT ENDS 1734 CST
 6 66 46 56 84/2022 43/1910 25/1937 71/2004 0.14 3.43/1920 10 1
CT STARTS 0625 CST    SUNRISE 0651 CST    SUNSET 1707 CST    CT ENDS 1734 CST
 7 66 46 56 83/2022 39/2013 18/1950 74/1978 0.15 1.81/1989 10 1
CT STARTS 0625 CST    SUNRISE 0652 CST    SUNSET 1708 CST    CT ENDS 1734 CST
 8 66 46 56 84/1922 37/2017 25/2006 70/2007* 0.15 2.85/1921 10 1
CT STARTS 0626 CST    SUNRISE 0652 CST    SUNSET 1708 CST    CT ENDS 1734 CST
 9 66 46 56 84/2023 41/1937 16/1917 70/2007* 0.15 2.95/2004 10 1
CT STARTS 0627 CST    SUNRISE 0653 CST    SUNSET 1708 CST    CT ENDS 1734 CST
 10 65 46 56 82/2007* 38/1898 17/1917 74/2021 0.15 2.63/1936 10 1
CT STARTS 0627 CST    SUNRISE 0654 CST    SUNSET 1708 CST    CT ENDS 1735 CST
 11 65 46 56 84/1931 42/1944 23/1898 70/1949 0.16 2.00/1899 10 1
CT STARTS 0628 CST    SUNRISE 0654 CST    SUNSET 1708 CST    CT ENDS 1735 CST
 12 65 46 55 83/1971 33/1962 20/1962 69/2007* 0.14 2.30/1935 11 1
CT STARTS 0629 CST    SUNRISE 0655 CST    SUNSET 1709 CST    CT ENDS 1735 CST
 13 65 46 55 83/1933 42/1962* 15/1962 70/1931 0.15 2.51/1920 11 1
CT STARTS 0629 CST    SUNRISE 0656 CST    SUNSET 1709 CST    CT ENDS 1735 CST
 14 65 46 55 82/1971 40/1960 22/1917 68/1971* 0.15 2.33/2005 11 1
CT STARTS 0630 CST    SUNRISE 0656 CST    SUNSET 1709 CST    CT ENDS 1736 CST
 15 64 45 55 82/1924 32/1901 21/1901 69/1948 0.15 2.61/1961 11 1
CT STARTS 0631 CST    SUNRISE 0657 CST    SUNSET 1710 CST    CT ENDS 1736 CST
 16 64 45 55 83/1971 38/1989 12/1901 74/1971 0.16 3.20/1922 11 1
CT STARTS 0631 CST    SUNRISE 0658 CST    SUNSET 1710 CST    CT ENDS 1736 CST
 17 64 45 55 82/1924 30/1932 22/1901 71/2016 0.16 3.15/1995 11 1
CT STARTS 0632 CST    SUNRISE 0658 CST    SUNSET 1710 CST    CT ENDS 1737 CST
 18 64 45 54 81/1924 31/1932 18/1901 69/2002 0.16 5.74/1995 11 1
CT STARTS 0632 CST    SUNRISE 0659 CST    SUNSET 1711 CST    CT ENDS 1737 CST
 19 64 45 54 82/1908 36/1929 20/1981 65/2017* 0.16 4.37/1956 11 1
CT STARTS 0633 CST    SUNRISE 0659 CST    SUNSET 1711 CST    CT ENDS 1738 CST
 20 64 45 54 79/2017* 33/1909 21/1929* 70/1967 0.16 2.10/1928 12 1
CT STARTS 0633 CST    SUNRISE 0700 CST    SUNSET 1712 CST    CT ENDS 1738 CST
 21 63 45 54 82/2025 33/1924 16/1901 72/1990 0.16 1.69/2006 12 1
CT STARTS 0634 CST    SUNRISE 0700 CST    SUNSET 1712 CST    CT ENDS 1739 CST
 22 63 45 54 81/1970 27/1989 15/1989 68/2017 0.16 3.15/1912 12 1
CT STARTS 0634 CST    SUNRISE 0701 CST    SUNSET 1713 CST    CT ENDS 1739 CST
 23 63 45 54 81/1931 26/1989 9/1989 67/2015 0.16 2.57/1910 12 1
CT STARTS 0635 CST    SUNRISE 0701 CST    SUNSET 1713 CST    CT ENDS 1740 CST
 24 63 44 54 81/2015* 27/1983 11/1989 71/2015 0.17 1.89/2005 12 1
CT STARTS 0635 CST    SUNRISE 0702 CST    SUNSET 1714 CST    CT ENDS 1740 CST
 25 63 44 54 80/2021* 25/1983 12/1983 75/2015 0.18 2.43/1926 12 1
CT STARTS 0636 CST    SUNRISE 0702 CST    SUNSET 1715 CST    CT ENDS 1741 CST
 26 63 44 54 81/2021* 40/1983 16/1983 75/2015 0.18 4.87/1982 12 1
CT STARTS 0636 CST    SUNRISE 0703 CST    SUNSET 1715 CST    CT ENDS 1742 CST
 27 63 44 53 82/2016* 43/1918 23/2010 76/2015 0.19 2.70/2018 12 1
CT STARTS 0637 CST    SUNRISE 0703 CST    SUNSET 1716 CST    CT ENDS 1742 CST
 28 63 44 53 81/1984 37/1925 20/1925 69/2016 0.18 3.22/1900 12 1
CT STARTS 0637 CST    SUNRISE 0703 CST    SUNSET 1716 CST    CT ENDS 1743 CST
 29 62 44 53 82/2021 33/1983 14/1894 72/2021 0.19 3.02/2010 12 1
CT STARTS 0637 CST    SUNRISE 0704 CST    SUNSET 1717 CST    CT ENDS 1743 CST
 30 62 44 53 83/1971 33/1983 14/1917 71/2021 0.19 4.09/2006 13 1
CT STARTS 0638 CST    SUNRISE 0704 CST    SUNSET 1718 CST    CT ENDS 1744 CST
 31 62 44 53 82/2021* 38/2000* 16/1983* 73/2021 0.18 7.10/1933 13 1
CT STARTS 0638 CST    SUNRISE 0704 CST    SUNSET 1718 CST    CT ENDS 1745 CST
 MON 64.4 45.3 54.9         4.96   340 25

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  0 0 3 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  10 7 3 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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