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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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JULY 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 91 75 83 104/1894 78/1964 67/1943 81/2024 0.22 1.45/1995 0 18
CT STARTS 0443 CST    SUNRISE 0510 CST    SUNSET 1914 CST    CT ENDS 1941 CST
2 91 75 83 100/2024* 75/1964 60/1924* 81/2023 0.22 3.51/1903 0 18
CT STARTS 0443 CST    SUNRISE 0511 CST    SUNSET 1913 CST    CT ENDS 1941 CST
3 91 75 83 103/1894 80/1942 58/1924 81/2024 0.23 3.09/1945 0 18
CT STARTS 0444 CST    SUNRISE 0511 CST    SUNSET 1913 CST    CT ENDS 1941 CST
4 91 75 83 100/1921 77/1942 59/1924 82/2024 0.23 2.42/1920 0 18
CT STARTS 0444 CST    SUNRISE 0511 CST    SUNSET 1913 CST    CT ENDS 1941 CST
5 91 75 83 101/1921 79/1985 62/1924 82/2016* 0.23 4.25/1915 0 18
CT STARTS 0445 CST    SUNRISE 0512 CST    SUNSET 1913 CST    CT ENDS 1941 CST
6 91 75 83 102/1921 78/1974* 61/1924 80/2016 0.23 2.94/1987 0 18
CT STARTS 0445 CST    SUNRISE 0512 CST    SUNSET 1913 CST    CT ENDS 1940 CST
7 91 75 83 99/1921 70/1905 57/1924 79/2024* 0.22 3.28/2009 0 18
CT STARTS 0446 CST    SUNRISE 0513 CST    SUNSET 1913 CST    CT ENDS 1940 CST
8 91 75 83 99/1990* 80/1911 60/1905 79/2024* 0.22 2.05/2000 0 18
CT STARTS 0446 CST    SUNRISE 0513 CST    SUNSET 1913 CST    CT ENDS 1940 CST
9 91 75 83 100/1935 80/1988 65/1947 81/1969 0.21 2.37/1934 0 18
CT STARTS 0447 CST    SUNRISE 0514 CST    SUNSET 1913 CST    CT ENDS 1940 CST
10 91 75 83 99/1981 76/1936 62/1947 80/2019 0.21 5.36/2010 0 18
CT STARTS 0447 CST    SUNRISE 0514 CST    SUNSET 1912 CST    CT ENDS 1939 CST
11 91 75 83 99/1935* 77/1961 63/1894 81/2020 0.21 3.84/1975 0 18
CT STARTS 0448 CST    SUNRISE 0515 CST    SUNSET 1912 CST    CT ENDS 1939 CST
12 91 75 83 103/1901 80/1943 62/1905 80/2023* 0.20 2.67/1941 0 18
CT STARTS 0448 CST    SUNRISE 0515 CST    SUNSET 1912 CST    CT ENDS 1939 CST
13 91 75 83 107/1901 76/1953 65/1905 81/2023 0.20 2.70/1967 0 18
CT STARTS 0449 CST    SUNRISE 0516 CST    SUNSET 1911 CST    CT ENDS 1938 CST
14 91 75 83 98/1923 78/1950 63/1990* 79/2023* 0.21 4.78/1989 0 18
CT STARTS 0450 CST    SUNRISE 0516 CST    SUNSET 1911 CST    CT ENDS 1938 CST
15 91 75 83 100/1939* 78/1949 61/1967 81/2004 0.20 2.13/2024 0 18
CT STARTS 0450 CST    SUNRISE 0517 CST    SUNSET 1911 CST    CT ENDS 1938 CST
16 91 75 83 99/1980* 78/1990 61/1967 80/2019* 0.21 1.72/1986 0 18
CT STARTS 0451 CST    SUNRISE 0518 CST    SUNSET 1910 CST    CT ENDS 1937 CST
17 92 75 83 100/1932 80/1976 65/1967* 80/2018 0.21 1.80/1920 0 18
CT STARTS 0451 CST    SUNRISE 0518 CST    SUNSET 1910 CST    CT ENDS 1937 CST
18 92 75 83 98/1923* 80/2014* 67/1967* 80/2018* 0.21 3.44/1912 0 18
CT STARTS 0452 CST    SUNRISE 0519 CST    SUNSET 1909 CST    CT ENDS 1936 CST
19 92 75 83 100/1951 75/1911 66/1894 80/2018* 0.20 3.95/1978 0 18
CT STARTS 0453 CST    SUNRISE 0519 CST    SUNSET 1909 CST    CT ENDS 1936 CST
20 92 75 84 100/1924 78/1916 66/1904 80/2015 0.20 2.19/2001 0 18
CT STARTS 0453 CST    SUNRISE 0520 CST    SUNSET 1909 CST    CT ENDS 1935 CST
21 92 75 84 103/1924 70/1911 65/1947* 80/2018* 0.19 1.84/1894 0 18
CT STARTS 0454 CST    SUNRISE 0520 CST    SUNSET 1908 CST    CT ENDS 1935 CST
22 92 75 84 100/1924 77/1970 64/1921* 79/2018 0.19 2.82/1967 0 18
CT STARTS 0454 CST    SUNRISE 0521 CST    SUNSET 1908 CST    CT ENDS 1934 CST
23 92 75 84 100/1924* 78/1989 62/1947* 81/2018 0.18 2.05/1895 0 19
CT STARTS 0455 CST    SUNRISE 0522 CST    SUNSET 1907 CST    CT ENDS 1933 CST
24 92 75 84 102/1924 75/1913 61/1947 79/2010* 0.18 3.85/1944 0 19
CT STARTS 0456 CST    SUNRISE 0522 CST    SUNSET 1906 CST    CT ENDS 1933 CST
25 92 75 84 99/1925* 79/1950 64/1915 79/2021* 0.16 3.65/1979 0 19
CT STARTS 0456 CST    SUNRISE 0523 CST    SUNSET 1906 CST    CT ENDS 1932 CST
26 92 75 84 101/1893 81/2011 66/1911 80/2021 0.17 2.07/1971 0 19
CT STARTS 0457 CST    SUNRISE 0523 CST    SUNSET 1905 CST    CT ENDS 1931 CST
27 92 75 84 100/1930 79/1943 66/1924 80/2008 0.17 3.17/1904 0 19
CT STARTS 0458 CST    SUNRISE 0524 CST    SUNSET 1905 CST    CT ENDS 1931 CST
28 92 75 84 100/1960* 76/1964 67/1911* 80/1986 0.18 2.71/2020 0 19
CT STARTS 0458 CST    SUNRISE 0525 CST    SUNSET 1904 CST    CT ENDS 1930 CST
29 92 75 84 99/2023 78/1954 64/1897 80/1986 0.18 5.66/1954 0 19
CT STARTS 0459 CST    SUNRISE 0525 CST    SUNSET 1903 CST    CT ENDS 1929 CST
30 92 75 84 101/2023* 75/1908 65/1897 80/1986 0.20 2.22/1972 0 19
CT STARTS 0500 CST    SUNRISE 0526 CST    SUNSET 1903 CST    CT ENDS 1929 CST
31 92 75 84 103/2023* 72/1908 67/1936* 82/1986 0.20 4.22/1908 0 19
CT STARTS 0500 CST    SUNRISE 0526 CST    SUNSET 1902 CST    CT ENDS 1928 CST
MON 91.5 75.1 83.3         6.27   0 567

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  23 0 0 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  14 10 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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