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 >

OCTOBER TOP TENS
LAFAYETTE

10 Warmest October's
Lafayette
1893-2025

1	77.4	1919
2	76.3	2004
3	74.6	1984
4	74.5	1941
5	74.3	1971
6	74.2	2021
7	74.1	2018
8	73.7	1947
9	73.7	2016
10	73.2	1926

10 Coolest October's
Lafayette
1893-2025

1	61.7	1952
2	62.5	1976
3	62.8	1917
4	64.1	1908
5	64.3	1906
6	64.5	1895
7	64.7	1987
8	65.4	1980
9	65.6	1903
10	65.7	1964

10 Wettest October's
Lafayette
1893-2025

1	18.27	2002
2	15.65	1985
3	13.70	1949
4	12.79	1984
5	12.52	2009
6	12.16	1925
7	12.02	1918
8	11.40	2004
9	10.57	1964
10	10.32	1996

10 Driest October's
Lafayette
1893-2025

t1	0.00	1924
t1	0.00	1963
3	0.10	1952
4	0.14	1940
5	0.23	2011
6	0.30	1978
7	0.34	2012
8	0.41	1917
9	0.43	2022
10	0.44	1904

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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