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Critical Fire Weather in the High Plains; Heat Continues in the West

Critical fire weather conditions will persist in the central High Plains through Friday as gusty winds and dry conditions continue. The heat wave across the West and Southwest will continue to intensify through the week, with daily and monthly record highs expected to be broken. 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