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 - 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

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