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 >

MAY TOP TENS
LAFAYETTE

10 Warmest May's
Lafayette
1893-2025

1	80.0	2018
2	79.9	2010
3	79.9	2024
4	79.8	1998
5	79.4	2022
6	79.3	2019
7	78.7	1933
8	78.6	2003
9	78.6	1896
10	78.3	1996

10 Coolest May's
Lafayette
1893-2025

1	69.7	1917
2	71.0	1907
3	71.0	1954
4	71.2	1931
5	71.4	1919
t6	72.2	1904
t6	72.2	1945
8	72.3	1971
9	72.4	1924
10	72.4	1981

10 Wettest May's
Lafayette
1893-2025

1	22.24	1907
2	19.17	2021
3	15.62	2004
4	14.91	2025
5	13.80	1946
6	13.52	1980
7	13.43	1991
8	11.13	1927
9	11.03	2014
10	10.69	1953

10 Driest May's
Lafayette
1893-2025

1	0.19	1998
2	0.26	2003
3	0.43	1899
4	0.82	1906
5	0.91	2006
6	0.92	1940
7	0.94	1963
8	1.02	1901
9	1.11	2005
10	1.18	1977

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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