Dangerous Heat Builds and Expands; Critical Fire Weather for the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms for Plains and Midwest

Dangerous to record breaking heat will build across the center of the nation and slowly build eastward this week. Wildfire conditions remain critical for the Southwest and portions of the Great Basin through Monday. For the northern Plains and upper Midwest, severe thunderstorms with the potential for large to very large hail and severe winds are the primary hazards. 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
Map courtesy of Google - map functions are non-operative

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Dangerous Heat Builds and Expands; Critical Fire Weather for the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms for Plains and Midwest

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