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: LSU Dean Lee Research Center
State: Louisiana
Parish: Rapides

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	58.5	62.4	69.8	77.0	84.6	89.9	92.2	92.7	88.2	79.5	69.6	60.8	77.1
	Temps (°F)	Min	38.1	41.8	48.5	55.3	64.3	70.6	73.0	71.9	65.9	55.2	46.9	40.1	56.0
	Precipitation (in.)		5.39	5.24	4.58	3.93	4.90	5.23	4.53	3.51	4.73	5.30	6.64	5.98	59.96
	Degree Days	Heating	523	370	218	74	5	0	0	0	4	68	235	461	1958
	Degree Days	Cooling	5	9	36	109	298	458	546	536	366	141	32	10	2546

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

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