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 - OCTOBER
LAFAYETTE

Warmest October Highs
Lafayette
1893-2025

1	98	10/23/1933
t2	96	10/1/1900
t2	96	10/3/1900
t2	96	10/2/1904
t2	96	10/7/1911
t2	96	10/7/1912
t8	95	many dates

Coolest October Lows
Lafayette
1893-2025

1	27	10/31/1917
t2	30	10/29/1910
t2	30	10/30/1917
t4	31	10/27/1898
t4	31	10/28/1898
t4	31	10/30/1910
t4	31	10/24/1917
t4	31	10/29/1952
t9	32	many dates

Wettest October Days
Lafayette
1893-2025

1	7.10	10/3/1964
2	5.87	10/27/1991
3	5.75	10/8/2004
4	5.14	10/25/1996
5	4.90	10/18/1980
6	4.48	10/27/2002
7	4.28	10/3/2002
8	4.18	10/22/1984
9	4.16	10/13/1995
10	4.11	10/31/2024

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

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