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 >

MARCH TOP TENS
LAFAYETTE

10 Warmest March's
Lafayette
1893-2025

1	70.2	1907
2	70.0	1921
3	70.0	2020
4	69.1	2012
5	68.9	1938
6	68.8	1897
7	68.1	2017
8	67.8	1908
9	67.5	1911
10	67.5	1974

10 Coolest March's
Lafayette
1893-2025

1	52.5	1915
2	54.3	1969
3	54.9	1947
4	55.0	1941
5	55.3	1914
6	55.6	1931
7	56.0	1960
t8	56.8	1926
t8	56.8	1965
10	56.8	1924

10 Wettest March's
Lafayette
1893-2025

1	13.42	1947
2	12.38	1926
3	11.62	1973
4	10.86	1949
5	10.65	2001
6	10.50	1995
7	8.88	1922
8	8.77	1976
9	8.65	1903
10	8.02	1923

10 Driest March's
Lafayette
1893-2025

1	Trace	1955
2	0.15	2006
3	0.19	1916
4	0.37	2019
5	0.39	1907
6	0.55	1966
7	0.73	1984
8	0.88	1963
9	1.08	2004
10	1.12	1936

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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