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Excessive Rainfall and Potential Tropical Cyclone in the South; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest

Excessive rainfall may produce locally considerable flash flooding over parts of the northwestern Gulf Coast, lower Mississippi River Valley, and Deep South through Thursday. Potential Tropical Cyclone One is forecast to become a tropical storm (Arthur) as it moves along or just off the northwestern Gulf coast through Wednesday. An outbreak of severe weather is forecast in the Midwest Wednesday. Read More >

TOP INDIVIDUAL DAYS - JANUARY
LAFAYETTE
 

Warmest January Highs
Lafayette
1893-2026

1 87 1/20/1916
t2 83 1/30/1927
t2 83 1/23/1933
t2 83 1/31/1957
t2 83 1/1/2022
t6 82 multiple dates

 

Coolest January Lows
Lafayette
1893-2026

1 4 1/22/2025
2 8 1/21/2025
t3 10 1/12/1918
t3 10 1/12/1918
5 11 1/13/1918
6 12 1/11/1962
t7 13 1/12/1962
t7 13 1/21/1985
t9 14 1/19/1940
t9 14 1/24/1948
t9 14 1/10/1962

 

Wettest January Days
Lafayette
1893-2026

1 9.99 1/20/1993
2 5.80 1/28/1916
3 4.66 1/10/1991
4 4.15 1/4/1931
5 3.75 1/23/1932
6 3.74 1/18/1992
7 3.71 1/2/1911
8 3.62 1/7/1993
9 3.25 1/9/2012
10 3.24 1/4/1926

 


Warmest & Coolest is temperature in degrees Fahrenheit
Wettest is rainfall in inches