Winter Returns Across the Northern Tier; Record Warmth for the Southwest

A large high pressure system will usher in cold air for this first day of March across the northern Plains, Great Lakes, Northeast and mid-Atlantic. Some wintry precipitation may evolve across the mid-Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic through Monday. Meanwhile, record warmth will spread across the Southwest, southern Plains through early this week. Read More >

Cooperative Station Climate Data

Station: Lafayette
State: Louisiana
Parish: Lafayette

30 Year Normals (1981-2010)
Month			Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
N o r m a l	Temps (°F)	Max	60.7	64.4	71.3	78.1	85.0	89.6	91.0	91.5	87.5	79.8	71.3	63.1	77.8
	Temps (°F)	Min	40.7	43.7	50.0	56.6	64.7	70.6	72.5	72.1	67.5	57.9	49.4	42.5	57.4
	Precipitation (in.)		5.84	4.65	4.00	4.08	4.48	6.48	5.57	4.93	5.22	5.67	4.66	5.37	60.95
	Degree Days	Heating	451	320	182	56	4	0	0	0	2	51	190	397	1653
	Degree Days	Cooling	8	13	47	127	309	453	519	521	376	171	51	19	2614

Note: Sums/averages of monthly values may not equate to yearly sums/averages due to rounding -
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Data courtesy of the National Climatic Data Center
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Winter Returns Across the Northern Tier; Record Warmth for the Southwest

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