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 >

TOP INDIVIDUAL DAYS - AUGUST
LAFAYETTE

Warmest August Highs
Lafayette
1893-2025

1	110	8/27/2023
t2	106	8/24/2023
t2	106	8/26/2023
t4	105	8/19/2023
t4	105	8/23/2023
6	104	8/30/2000
t7	103	many dates

Coolest August Lows
Lafayette
1893-2025

t1	58	8/29/1906
t1	58	8/11/1923
t1	58	8/15/2004
t4	59	8/30/1906
t4	59	8/12/1931
t4	59	8/23/1956
t7	60	many dates

Wettest August Days
Lafayette
1893-2025

1	19.63	8/9/1940
2	10.40	8/13/2016
3	10.39	8/12/2016
4	6.18	8/15/1949
5	5.83	8/27/2020
6	5.60	8/4/1940
7	5.49	8/25/2022
8	5.01	8/26/1967
9	4.73	8/26/1992
10	4.32	8/28/1978

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

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