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 >

MAY TOP TENS
LAFAYETTE

10 Warmest May's
Lafayette
1893-2026

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
1893-2026

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
1893-2026

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	11.56	2026
9	11.13	1927
10	11.03	2014

10 Driest May's
Lafayette
1893-2026

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

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