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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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MARCH 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 69 51 60 86/1918 38/1962 26/1937 71/2023* 0.14 3.69/2002 7 2
CT STARTS 0609 CST    SUNRISE 0633 CST    SUNSET 1807 CST    CT ENDS 1831 CST
 2 70 51 60 85/2023* 40/1980 25/1980 72/2023 0.15 4.15/1979 6 2
CT STARTS 0608 CST    SUNRISE 0632 CST    SUNSET 1808 CST    CT ENDS 1832 CST
 3 70 51 60 83/1938* 38/1943 22/1980 69/1976 0.14 2.60/2001 6 2
CT STARTS 0607 CST    SUNRISE 0631 CST    SUNSET 1809 CST    CT ENDS 1833 CST
 4 70 51 61 85/1923 36/2014 26/2002* 70/1976 0.14 1.65/1915 6 2
CT STARTS 0606 CST    SUNRISE 0630 CST    SUNSET 1809 CST    CT ENDS 1833 CST
 5 70 51 61 93/1910 44/1960 24/1917 71/1961 0.15 1.80/2011 6 2
CT STARTS 0605 CST    SUNRISE 0629 CST    SUNSET 1810 CST    CT ENDS 1834 CST
 6 70 52 61 88/1909 37/1989 27/1989 70/1961 0.14 3.14/1933 6 2
CT STARTS 0604 CST    SUNRISE 0628 CST    SUNSET 1811 CST    CT ENDS 1835 CST
 7 71 52 61 87/1911 39/1989 27/1902 71/2023* 0.14 3.02/1928 6 2
CT STARTS 0603 CST    SUNRISE 0627 CST    SUNSET 1811 CST    CT ENDS 1835 CST
 8 71 52 61 86/1911 44/1996 30/1914 76/1909 0.13 1.91/1973 6 2
CT STARTS 0601 CST    SUNRISE 0625 CST    SUNSET 1812 CST    CT ENDS 1836 CST
 9 71 52 62 91/1911 42/1932 25/1996 73/2016 0.13 2.33/1921 5 2
CT STARTS 0600 CST    SUNRISE 0624 CST    SUNSET 1813 CST    CT ENDS 1837 CST
 10 71 52 62 86/1911 48/1932 26/1932 70/2016* 0.12 2.45/1913 5 2
CT STARTS 0559 CST    SUNRISE 0623 CST    SUNSET 1813 CST    CT ENDS 1837 CST
 11 72 53 62 91/1911 42/1932 30/1924 72/2006 0.12 1.72/1903 5 2
CT STARTS 0558 CST    SUNRISE 0622 CST    SUNSET 1814 CST    CT ENDS 1838 CST
 12 72 53 62 93/1911 47/1932 32/1948 74/2006 0.11 4.07/1947 5 2
CT STARTS 0557 CST    SUNRISE 0621 CST    SUNSET 1815 CST    CT ENDS 1839 CST
 13 72 53 62 90/1911 47/1993 28/1914 71/1973 0.12 4.09/1995 5 2
CT STARTS 0556 CST    SUNRISE 0619 CST    SUNSET 1815 CST    CT ENDS 1839 CST
 14 72 53 63 86/1921* 49/1999* 26/1993 72/1973 0.11 2.59/1953 5 2
CT STARTS 0554 CST    SUNRISE 0618 CST    SUNSET 1816 CST    CT ENDS 1840 CST
 15 72 53 63 86/2008* 51/1937* 30/1924 73/1973 0.12 1.97/1972 4 2
CT STARTS 0553 CST    SUNRISE 0617 CST    SUNSET 1817 CST    CT ENDS 1841 CST
 16 73 53 63 89/1955 44/1900 31/1913 72/2021 0.11 2.81/1998 4 2
CT STARTS 0552 CST    SUNRISE 0616 CST    SUNSET 1817 CST    CT ENDS 1841 CST
 17 73 54 63 85/1955 49/2014 29/1923 72/2002* 0.11 1.83/2024 4 2
CT STARTS 0551 CST    SUNRISE 0615 CST    SUNSET 1818 CST    CT ENDS 1842 CST
 18 73 54 63 86/1911* 42/1941 31/1915 70/2012* 0.10 2.32/1957 4 2
CT STARTS 0550 CST    SUNRISE 0613 CST    SUNSET 1818 CST    CT ENDS 1842 CST
 19 73 54 64 87/1955 50/1965 29/1923 72/2020* 0.10 3.79/1905 4 2
CT STARTS 0548 CST    SUNRISE 0612 CST    SUNSET 1819 CST    CT ENDS 1843 CST
 20 74 54 64 87/1908 48/1965 24/1923 70/2012* 0.11 2.67/1985 4 2
CT STARTS 0547 CST    SUNRISE 0611 CST    SUNSET 1820 CST    CT ENDS 1844 CST
 21 74 54 64 88/1907 44/1914 31/1965 70/1952 0.10 3.62/1949 4 3
CT STARTS 0546 CST    SUNRISE 0610 CST    SUNSET 1820 CST    CT ENDS 1844 CST
 22 74 54 64 87/1916* 46/1989* 26/1915 71/1991* 0.11 1.87/1926 4 3
CT STARTS 0545 CST    SUNRISE 0609 CST    SUNSET 1821 CST    CT ENDS 1845 CST
 23 74 55 64 88/1935* 53/1968 32/1955* 70/2020* 0.11 2.59/1969 3 3
CT STARTS 0543 CST    SUNRISE 0607 CST    SUNSET 1822 CST    CT ENDS 1846 CST
 24 74 55 65 86/1910* 57/1983* 30/1915 71/1994 0.12 4.04/1976 3 3
CT STARTS 0542 CST    SUNRISE 0606 CST    SUNSET 1822 CST    CT ENDS 1846 CST
 25 75 55 65 89/2023* 52/1958 35/1912 71/1949* 0.12 2.17/1976 3 3
CT STARTS 0541 CST    SUNRISE 0605 CST    SUNSET 1823 CST    CT ENDS 1847 CST
 26 75 55 65 88/1907 53/1955 34/1955* 73/1929 0.12 2.06/1967 3 3
CT STARTS 0540 CST    SUNRISE 0604 CST    SUNSET 1823 CST    CT ENDS 1847 CST
 27 75 55 65 87/2023* 51/1982* 29/1955 73/2020 0.11 1.80/1914 3 3
CT STARTS 0539 CST    SUNRISE 0602 CST    SUNSET 1824 CST    CT ENDS 1848 CST
 28 75 55 65 87/1910 54/1930 35/1937* 75/2020 0.11 2.73/2001 3 3
CT STARTS 0537 CST    SUNRISE 0601 CST    SUNSET 1825 CST    CT ENDS 1849 CST
 29 75 56 66 89/1909 54/2003* 29/1955 71/1976* 0.10 2.75/1995 3 3
CT STARTS 0536 CST    SUNRISE 0600 CST    SUNSET 1825 CST    CT ENDS 1849 CST
 30 76 56 66 90/1946 50/1987 34/1987 73/1938 0.12 2.39/1918 3 3
CT STARTS 0535 CST    SUNRISE 0559 CST    SUNSET 1826 CST    CT ENDS 1850 CST
 31 76 56 66 87/1946 54/1931 31/1987 72/2016* 0.11 2.15/2025* 3 4
CT STARTS 0534 CST    SUNRISE 0558 CST    SUNSET 1826 CST    CT ENDS 1851 CST
 MON 72.6 53.3 62.9         3.72   136 73

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  0 0 1 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  8 5 2 1

 

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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