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Record Heat Remains in Place This Week; Precipitation and Windy Conditions in the Northwest

Record warmth will persist across portions of California, the Southwest U.S., the central Great Basin and spread across the central U.S. for the middle of the week. High temperatures will approach 90 from Texas to the Ohio Valley. A moist frontal system will bring lowland rain, high elevation mountain snow, and breezy winds to the Pacific Northwest into the Northern Rockies through Wednesday. Read More >

TOP INDIVIDUAL DAYS - DECEMBER
LAFAYETTE
 

Warmest December Highs
Lafayette
1893-2025

1 89 12/1/1906
2 86 12/3/1933
t3 84 multiple dates

 

Coolest December Lows
Lafayette
1893-2025

1 9 12/23/1989
2 11 12/24/1989
t3 12 12/16/1901
t3 12 12/25/1983
t5 14 12/29/1894
t5 14 12/30/1917
t7 15 12/13/1962
t7 15 12/24/1983
t7 15 12/22/1989
t10 16 multiple dates

 

Wettest December Days
Lafayette
1893-2025

1 7.10 12/31/1933
2 6.56 12/1/2023
3 5.74 12/18/1995
4 5.09 12/5/1971
5 5.05 12/3/1982
t6 4.87 12/26/1982
t6 4.87 12/04/2025
8 4.37 12/19/1956
9 4.32 12/31/1901
10 4.30 12/05/1950

 


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