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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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MAY 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 82 63 73 93/1901 66/1908 42/1925 76/2011* 0.17 4.45/1957 0 8
CT STARTS 0459 CST    SUNRISE 0524 CST    SUNSET 1846 CST    CT ENDS 1911 CST
 2 83 64 73 91/1955* 63/1970 45/1925* 74/2024* 0.17 2.88/1923 0 8
CT STARTS 0458 CST    SUNRISE 0523 CST    SUNSET 1847 CST    CT ENDS 1912 CST
 3 83 64 73 94/1943 60/2013 42/1929 77/2021 0.17 6.41/2017 0 8
CT STARTS 0457 CST    SUNRISE 0523 CST    SUNSET 1847 CST    CT ENDS 1913 CST
 4 83 64 74 95/1952 65/1911 44/2013* 73/2003* 0.17 1.73/1944 0 9
CT STARTS 0456 CST    SUNRISE 0522 CST    SUNSET 1848 CST    CT ENDS 1914 CST
 5 83 64 74 94/1952 66/2013 44/1954 75/2007* 0.17 1.61/1969 0 9
CT STARTS 0455 CST    SUNRISE 0521 CST    SUNSET 1849 CST    CT ENDS 1914 CST
 6 84 65 74 92/1920* 70/1966 48/2013* 77/1984 0.17 5.15/1935 0 9
CT STARTS 0454 CST    SUNRISE 0520 CST    SUNSET 1849 CST    CT ENDS 1915 CST
 7 84 65 74 92/1952* 67/1917 44/1898 79/2024 0.17 2.04/1976 0 10
CT STARTS 0454 CST    SUNRISE 0519 CST    SUNSET 1850 CST    CT ENDS 1916 CST
 8 84 65 75 93/1998 67/1908 45/1917* 79/2024 0.18 9.09/1907 0 10
CT STARTS 0453 CST    SUNRISE 0519 CST    SUNSET 1851 CST    CT ENDS 1916 CST
 9 84 66 75 93/1912 66/2020 46/1917 79/2024 0.17 1.97/1900 0 10
CT STARTS 0452 CST    SUNRISE 0518 CST    SUNSET 1851 CST    CT ENDS 1917 CST
 10 85 66 75 94/1927* 69/1917* 44/1906 77/2006 0.17 4.09/1907 0 10
CT STARTS 0451 CST    SUNRISE 0517 CST    SUNSET 1852 CST    CT ENDS 1918 CST
 11 85 66 75 95/1894 68/2025 47/1906 76/1933 0.16 4.35/2021 0 10
CT STARTS 0450 CST    SUNRISE 0516 CST    SUNSET 1853 CST    CT ENDS 1919 CST
 12 85 66 76 93/2022* 69/1960 44/1924 77/2023* 0.16 6.86/2004 0 11
CT STARTS 0450 CST    SUNRISE 0516 CST    SUNSET 1853 CST    CT ENDS 1919 CST
 13 85 67 76 93/2018* 68/1946* 44/1895 77/1995 0.15 2.09/1953 0 11
CT STARTS 0449 CST    SUNRISE 0515 CST    SUNSET 1854 CST    CT ENDS 1920 CST
 14 86 67 76 96/1899 72/2014 50/1931 75/1967* 0.15 4.29/2020 0 11
CT STARTS 0448 CST    SUNRISE 0514 CST    SUNSET 1855 CST    CT ENDS 1921 CST
 15 86 67 76 95/1933 68/1908 48/1917 76/2025 0.15 4.17/1946 0 12
CT STARTS 0448 CST    SUNRISE 0514 CST    SUNSET 1855 CST    CT ENDS 1921 CST
 16 86 67 77 95/2018 68/1907 46/1926 77/2025 0.16 10.38/1980 0 12
CT STARTS 0447 CST    SUNRISE 0513 CST    SUNSET 1856 CST    CT ENDS 1922 CST
 17 86 68 77 95/2018 72/1945 50/1926 77/2025 0.16 6.37/2021 0 12
CT STARTS 0446 CST    SUNRISE 0513 CST    SUNSET 1856 CST    CT ENDS 1923 CST
 18 87 68 77 94/2018* 65/1916 53/1945* 77/2025 0.16 3.78/1953 0 12
CT STARTS 0446 CST    SUNRISE 0512 CST    SUNSET 1857 CST    CT ENDS 1924 CST
 19 87 68 77 94/1998* 70/1922 50/2002 77/2025* 0.16 3.45/1929 0 12
CT STARTS 0445 CST    SUNRISE 0512 CST    SUNSET 1858 CST    CT ENDS 1924 CST
 20 87 68 78 95/1956 70/1981 45/1894 77/2025* 0.16 4.08/2021 0 13
CT STARTS 0444 CST    SUNRISE 0511 CST    SUNSET 1858 CST    CT ENDS 1925 CST
 21 87 69 78 96/2005* 75/1947 50/1954 78/2019 0.17 3.28/1983 0 13
CT STARTS 0444 CST    SUNRISE 0511 CST    SUNSET 1859 CST    CT ENDS 1926 CST
 22 87 69 78 97/2005 73/1979 50/1954* 78/2019 0.19 5.07/2008 0 13
CT STARTS 0443 CST    SUNRISE 0510 CST    SUNSET 1900 CST    CT ENDS 1926 CST
 23 88 69 78 98/1902 73/1913 54/2002* 77/2024* 0.19 6.07/1927 0 13
CT STARTS 0443 CST    SUNRISE 0510 CST    SUNSET 1900 CST    CT ENDS 1927 CST
 24 88 69 79 97/1896 72/1907 53/1931 80/2024 0.21 3.32/1968 0 14
CT STARTS 0442 CST    SUNRISE 0509 CST    SUNSET 1901 CST    CT ENDS 1928 CST
 25 88 70 79 95/2010* 74/1913 52/1940 78/2011 0.19 1.44/1986 0 14
CT STARTS 0442 CST    SUNRISE 0509 CST    SUNSET 1901 CST    CT ENDS 1928 CST
 26 88 70 79 97/1901 77/1979 50/1925 79/2024 0.20 1.72/1923 0 14
CT STARTS 0442 CST    SUNRISE 0508 CST    SUNSET 1902 CST    CT ENDS 1929 CST
 27 88 70 79 96/2024 73/1961 46/1901 80/2024 0.20 2.93/1932 0 14
CT STARTS 0441 CST    SUNRISE 0508 CST    SUNSET 1902 CST    CT ENDS 1929 CST
 28 89 70 79 96/1998* 76/1915* 51/1901 78/1996 0.20 6.87/2014 0 14
CT STARTS 0441 CST    SUNRISE 0508 CST    SUNSET 1903 CST    CT ENDS 1930 CST
 29 89 70 80 98/1896 75/1984* 54/1934 78/1916 0.20 2.42/1949 0 14
CT STARTS 0440 CST    SUNRISE 0507 CST    SUNSET 1904 CST    CT ENDS 1931 CST
 30 89 71 80 98/1998 72/1979 52/1984 79/2004 0.21 4.46/1979 0 15
CT STARTS 0440 CST    SUNRISE 0507 CST    SUNSET 1904 CST    CT ENDS 1931 CST
 31 89 71 80 98/1998* 71/1907 50/1984 78/1998 0.20 4.99/1999 0 15
CT STARTS 0440 CST    SUNRISE 0507 CST    SUNSET 1905 CST    CT ENDS 1932 CST
 MON 85.9 67.2 76.5         5.44   2 360

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  4 0 0 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  8 6 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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