Dangerous Heat in the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms from the Central Plains into the Ohio Valley

Dangerous heat will build across the Southwest U.S. through the end of the week with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Isolated to widely scattered severe storms are expected across parts of the central and southern High Plains, Great Lakes into the Ohio Valley, and parts of the Ozarks to Lower Mississippi Valley today. Read More >

DECEMBER TOP TENS
LAFAYETTE

10 Warmest December's
Lafayette
1893-2025

1	65.1	2021
2	64.5	1971
3	63.5	1984
4	63.4	1933
5	62.8	1922
6	61.8	2015
7	60.2	1923
8	60.0	1956
9	59.7	1931
10	59.7	1921

10 Coolest December's
Lafayette
1893-2025

1	44.4	1989
2	44.9	1963
3	46.6	2000
4	47.0	1983
5	47.0	1905
6	47.4	1909
t7	48.5	1903
t7	48.5	1914
9	48.5	1895
10	48.7	1917

10 Wettest December's
Lafayette
1893-2025

1	15.74	1912
2	14.68	1982
3	12.82	1922
4	12.21	1971
5	11.83	1911
6	11.39	1920
7	10.80	2009
8	10.65	1967
9	10.27	1933
10	10.20	1995

10 Driest December's
Lafayette
1893-2025

1	0.89	1980
2	1.64	1896
3	1.75	1966
4	1.90	2011
t5	2.17	1894
t5	2.17	1958
7	2.31	1998
8	2.32	1979
9	2.33	1906
10	2.43	2001

Warmest & Coolest represents temperature in degrees Fahrenheit
Temperature ties, if possible, have been broken by going to ten thousandths of a degree
Wettest & Driest represents rainfall in inches

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Dangerous Heat in the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms from the Central Plains into the Ohio Valley

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