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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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OCTOBER 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 86 66 76 96/1938* 62/1985 39/1924* 79/1977 0.15 2.55/1962 0 11
CT STARTS 0538 CST    SUNRISE 0602 CST    SUNSET 1753 CST    CT ENDS 1816 CST
 2 86 66 76 96/1904 67/1906 42/1924 77/2014 0.15 1.65/1921 0 11
CT STARTS 0538 CST    SUNRISE 0602 CST    SUNSET 1751 CST    CT ENDS 1815 CST
 3 85 65 75 96/1900 69/1961 47/1929 75/1986 0.14 7.10/1964 0 10
CT STARTS 0539 CST    SUNRISE 0603 CST    SUNSET 1750 CST    CT ENDS 1814 CST
 4 85 65 75 95/1924 67/2015 44/1987 75/2002* 0.15 4.05/1932 0 10
CT STARTS 0540 CST    SUNRISE 0603 CST    SUNSET 1749 CST    CT ENDS 1813 CST
 5 85 64 75 95/1928 64/1965 45/2010 76/2007 0.14 3.08/1906 0 10
CT STARTS 0540 CST    SUNRISE 0604 CST    SUNSET 1748 CST    CT ENDS 1812 CST
 6 85 64 74 95/1912 66/1996 39/1932 75/2007* 0.14 2.25/1919 0 10
CT STARTS 0541 CST    SUNRISE 0605 CST    SUNSET 1747 CST    CT ENDS 1810 CST
 7 84 64 74 96/1912* 63/1952 42/1932 79/2009 0.14 4.00/1949 0 9
CT STARTS 0541 CST    SUNRISE 0605 CST    SUNSET 1745 CST    CT ENDS 1809 CST
 8 84 63 74 94/1928 53/2000 36/1952 78/2009 0.13 5.75/2004 0 9
CT STARTS 0542 CST    SUNRISE 0606 CST    SUNSET 1744 CST    CT ENDS 1808 CST
 9 84 63 73 95/1912 56/2000 39/1921 77/2017 0.13 3.43/2020 0 9
CT STARTS 0542 CST    SUNRISE 0607 CST    SUNSET 1743 CST    CT ENDS 1807 CST
 10 83 63 73 93/1931 62/1990 36/1917 77/2017 0.14 2.29/2003 0 8
CT STARTS 0543 CST    SUNRISE 0607 CST    SUNSET 1742 CST    CT ENDS 1806 CST
 11 83 62 73 94/1926* 62/1994 39/1906 74/1914 0.14 2.11/1977 0 8
CT STARTS 0544 CST    SUNRISE 0608 CST    SUNSET 1741 CST    CT ENDS 1805 CST
 12 83 62 72 95/1912 64/1994 39/1906 74/2021* 0.14 2.18/1970 0 8
CT STARTS 0544 CST    SUNRISE 0608 CST    SUNSET 1740 CST    CT ENDS 1804 CST
 13 82 61 72 92/2015 67/1982 41/1946* 73/2009* 0.15 4.16/1995 1 7
CT STARTS 0545 CST    SUNRISE 0609 CST    SUNSET 1738 CST    CT ENDS 1803 CST
 14 82 61 72 92/2017 64/1969 39/1907 75/2009 0.16 2.63/1925 1 7
CT STARTS 0546 CST    SUNRISE 0610 CST    SUNSET 1737 CST    CT ENDS 1801 CST
 15 82 61 71 92/2017* 64/1906 39/1901* 75/2021 0.15 4.09/1957 1 7
CT STARTS 0546 CST    SUNRISE 0610 CST    SUNSET 1736 CST    CT ENDS 1800 CST
 16 81 60 71 94/2015 61/1943 39/1901 77/1984 0.17 1.80/2018 1 6
CT STARTS 0547 CST    SUNRISE 0611 CST    SUNSET 1735 CST    CT ENDS 1759 CST
 17 81 60 70 92/2006* 64/2019 38/1943 75/2007* 0.16 1.45/1911 1 6
CT STARTS 0547 CST    SUNRISE 0612 CST    SUNSET 1734 CST    CT ENDS 1758 CST
 18 81 59 70 91/2016* 63/1948 36/1948 79/2007 0.17 4.90/1980 1 6
CT STARTS 0548 CST    SUNRISE 0612 CST    SUNSET 1733 CST    CT ENDS 1757 CST
 19 80 59 70 93/1921 59/1989 33/1948 76/2004 0.18 1.14/2013 1 6
CT STARTS 0549 CST    SUNRISE 0613 CST    SUNSET 1732 CST    CT ENDS 1756 CST
 20 80 59 69 91/1926 61/1916 33/1989 75/2004 0.18 1.79/1902 1 5
CT STARTS 0549 CST    SUNRISE 0614 CST    SUNSET 1731 CST    CT ENDS 1755 CST
 21 80 58 69 92/1936 60/1913* 35/1917 77/1984 0.17 1.75/1898 1 5
CT STARTS 0550 CST    SUNRISE 0614 CST    SUNSET 1730 CST    CT ENDS 1754 CST
 22 79 58 69 92/1939 60/1898 36/1923* 74/2004 0.18 4.18/1984 2 5
CT STARTS 0551 CST    SUNRISE 0615 CST    SUNSET 1729 CST    CT ENDS 1753 CST
 23 79 57 68 98/1933 57/1937 33/1923 71/2015* 0.17 4.07/1985 2 5
CT STARTS 0551 CST    SUNRISE 0616 CST    SUNSET 1728 CST    CT ENDS 1752 CST
 24 79 57 68 93/1919 57/1913 31/1917 72/2004* 0.16 1.65/1996 2 5
CT STARTS 0552 CST    SUNRISE 0617 CST    SUNSET 1727 CST    CT ENDS 1752 CST
 25 78 57 68 93/1919 63/1957* 32/1917 73/1997 0.16 5.14/1996 2 4
CT STARTS 0553 CST    SUNRISE 0617 CST    SUNSET 1726 CST    CT ENDS 1751 CST
 26 78 56 67 91/1921* 54/1957 36/1903 78/2010 0.16 2.39/2006 2 4
CT STARTS 0553 CST    SUNRISE 0618 CST    SUNSET 1725 CST    CT ENDS 1750 CST
 27 78 56 67 91/1921 59/2003* 31/1898 76/2010 0.16 5.87/1991 2 4
CT STARTS 0554 CST    SUNRISE 0618 CST    SUNSET 1724 CST    CT ENDS 1749 CST
 28 77 56 66 89/1919 57/1997* 31/1898 74/1991 0.14 3.08/1929 2 4
CT STARTS 0555 CST    SUNRISE 0619 CST    SUNSET 1723 CST    CT ENDS 1748 CST
 29 77 55 66 89/2023* 54/1980 30/1910 73/1991 0.15 3.47/1993 3 4
CT STARTS 0556 CST    SUNRISE 0620 CST    SUNSET 1723 CST    CT ENDS 1747 CST
 30 77 55 66 89/1951 56/1993* 30/1917 72/1974 0.15 3.53/1967 3 4
CT STARTS 0556 CST    SUNRISE 0621 CST    SUNSET 1722 CST    CT ENDS 1746 CST
 31 76 54 65 90/1940* 45/1925 27/1917 72/2024* 0.15 4.11/2024 3 4
CT STARTS 0557 CST    SUNRISE 0622 CST    SUNSET 1721 CST    CT ENDS 1746 CST
 MON 81.3 60.1 70.7         4.76   34 210

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  3 0 0 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  8 5 3 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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