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Strong Storms and Heavy Rainfall Threats; Dangerous Heat for Southern Plains into the Southwest

Thunderstorms, some severe, will impact areas of the Plains into the Midwest today. Rainfall can be locally heavy as well from these storms with isolated instances of flash flooding. Monsoonal flow will enhance rainfall across the Four Corners into the central Rockies today. Meanwhile, summer heat continues for the southern Plains, Southwest into southern California. 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