Dangerous Heat in the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms from the Central Plains into the Ohio Valley

Dangerous heat will build across the Southwest U.S. through the end of the week with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Isolated to widely scattered severe storms are expected across parts of the central and southern High Plains, Great Lakes into the Ohio Valley, and parts of the Ozarks to Lower Mississippi Valley today. 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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Dangerous Heat in the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms from the Central Plains into the Ohio Valley

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