Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Friday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Northeast U.S. on Thursday. Damaging wind, hail, and a tornado or two are possible. Read More >

AUGUST TOP TENS
LAFAYETTE

10 Warmest August's
Lafayette
1893-2025

1	90.3	2023
2	87.1	2011
3	86.6	2024
4	86.0	1999
5	85.3	1951
6	85.2	2007
7	85.2	2010
8	85.0	2005
9	84.8	1995
10	84.5	1902

10 Coolest August's
Lafayette
1893-2025

1	78.8	1966
2	79.2	1967
3	79.2	1940
4	79.4	1931
5	79.6	1965
6	79.6	1904
7	79.8	1992
8	80.0	1894
9	80.0	1973
10	80.1	1945

10 Wettest August's
Lafayette
1893-2025

1	37.99	1940
2	24.74	2016
3	15.98	2022
4	14.27	2017
5	11.67	2020
6	10.99	1898
7	10.45	1967
8	10.39	1992
9	9.81	2002
10	9.60	1897

10 Driest August's
Lafayette
1893-2025

1	1.10	2023
2	1.23	1999
3	1.34	1943
4	1.38	1946
5	1.44	1925
6	1.62	1929
7	1.75	1933
8	1.81	1921
9	1.95	1896
10	1.96	1951

Warmest & Coolest represents temperature in degrees Fahrenheit
Temperature ties, if possible, have been broken by going to ten thousandths of a degree
Wettest & Driest represents rainfall in inches

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