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JANUARY NORMALS & EXTREMES
PLUS SUNRISE/SUNSET & CIVIL TWILIGHT TIMES

LAFAYETTE

  TEMP NORMALS WARMEST COOLEST COOLEST WARMEST NORM RECORD NORMS
 DAY MAX MIN MEAN MAX/YR MAX/YR MIN/YR MIN/YR RAIN RAIN/YR HDD CDD
 1 62 44 53 83/2022 32/2018 21/1984* 75/2022 0.19 1.71/1968 13 1
CT STARTS 0638 CST    SUNRISE 0704 CST    SUNSET 1719 CST    CT ENDS 1745 CST
 2 62 44 53 81/1952 32/2018* 18/1928 69/2023 0.19 3.71/1911 13 1
CT STARTS 0638 CST    SUNRISE 0704 CST    SUNSET 1719 CST    CT ENDS 1746 CST
 3 62 44 53 80/2023 34/1928 19/1928 67/2023* 0.18 2.29/1926 13 0
CT STARTS 0638 CST    SUNRISE 0705 CST    SUNSET 1720 CST    CT ENDS 1746 CST
 4 62 44 53 81/1922 33/1911* 18/1911 67/2009* 0.19 4.15/1931 13 0
CT STARTS 0639 CST    SUNRISE 0705 CST    SUNSET 1721 CST    CT ENDS 1747 CST
 5 62 43 53 79/2005* 34/1897 23/1999* 66/2005 0.20 2.59/1998 13 0
CT STARTS 0639 CST    SUNRISE 0705 CST    SUNSET 1722 CST    CT ENDS 1748 CST
 6 62 43 53 80/1894 34/2014 18/1924 67/1989 0.20 2.51/1998 13 0
CT STARTS 0639 CST    SUNRISE 0705 CST    SUNSET 1722 CST    CT ENDS 1749 CST
 7 62 43 53 79/1982* 34/2017 17/1924 69/1989 0.20 3.62/1993 13 1
CT STARTS 0639 CST    SUNRISE 0705 CST    SUNSET 1723 CST    CT ENDS 1749 CST
 8 62 43 53 79/2008* 31/1988 21/1942 67/1937 0.20 3.19/1992 13 1
CT STARTS 0639 CST    SUNRISE 0705 CST    SUNSET 1724 CST    CT ENDS 1750 CST
 9 62 43 53 81/2022* 38/2010* 21/2010* 68/1974 0.21 3.25/2012 13 1
CT STARTS 0639 CST    SUNRISE 0705 CST    SUNSET 1725 CST    CT ENDS 1751 CST
 10 62 43 53 79/2009* 23/1962 14/1962 69/1974 0.20 4.66/1991 13 0
CT STARTS 0639 CST    SUNRISE 0705 CST    SUNSET 1726 CST    CT ENDS 1752 CST
 11 62 43 53 81/2023 23/1962 10/1982 68/2023 0.20 2.70/1931 13 0
CT STARTS 0639 CST    SUNRISE 0705 CST    SUNSET 1726 CST    CT ENDS 1752 CST
 12 62 43 53 79/2017* 29/1918 10/1918 70/2013 0.20 2.02/1932 13 0
CT STARTS 0639 CST    SUNRISE 0705 CST    SUNSET 1727 CST    CT ENDS 1753 CST
 13 62 43 53 80/2017* 31/1963 11/1918 66/2007 0.21 2.17/1977 13 0
CT STARTS 0639 CST    SUNRISE 0705 CST    SUNSET 1728 CST    CT ENDS 1754 CST
 14 62 43 53 80/1937* 36/1982 19/1964 70/1932 0.20 1.75/1946 13 0
CT STARTS 0639 CST    SUNRISE 0705 CST    SUNSET 1729 CST    CT ENDS 1755 CST
 15 62 43 53 82/1932* 39/1927 23/1964 69/1932 0.21 2.51/1955 13 0
CT STARTS 0639 CST    SUNRISE 0705 CST    SUNSET 1730 CST    CT ENDS 1756 CST
 16 62 43 53 80/1914 32/2024 18/2024 65/1907 0.20 2.89/1924 13 0
CT STARTS 0639 CST    SUNRISE 0705 CST    SUNSET 1731 CST    CT ENDS 1756 CST
 17 62 43 53 81/1935 31/2018 16/2018 70/2017 0.20 2.10/1931 13 0
CT STARTS 0639 CST    SUNRISE 0705 CST    SUNSET 1731 CST    CT ENDS 1757 CST
 18 62 43 53 81/1894 38/1978* 17/2018 70/2017 0.20 3.74/1992 13 0
CT STARTS 0639 CST    SUNRISE 0704 CST    SUNSET 1732 CST    CT ENDS 1758 CST
 19 62 43 53 81/1952 31/1940 14/1940 67/1935 0.21 3.03/1974 13 0
CT STARTS 0639 CST    SUNRISE 0704 CST    SUNSET 1733 CST    CT ENDS 1759 CST
 20 62 43 53 87/1916 32/1940 16/1985 68/1935 0.19 9.99/1993 13 0
CT STARTS 0638 CST    SUNRISE 0704 CST    SUNSET 1734 CST    CT ENDS 1800 CST
 21 62 43 53 81/1927 31/1985* 13/1985 70/1937 0.20 2.87/1930 13 0
CT STARTS 0638 CST    SUNRISE 0704 CST    SUNSET 1735 CST    CT ENDS 1801 CST
 22 62 44 53 80/1920 34/1935 18/1935 68/1937 0.19 3.18/1992 12 0
CT STARTS 0638 CST    SUNRISE 0703 CST    SUNSET 1736 CST    CT ENDS 1801 CST
 23 62 44 53 83/1933 34/1940 19/1948 67/2002* 0.19 3.75/1932 12 0
CT STARTS 0637 CST    SUNRISE 0703 CST    SUNSET 1737 CST    CT ENDS 1802 CST
 24 63 44 53 82/1972 30/2014 14/1948 68/1972 0.17 2.52/1978 12 0
CT STARTS 0637 CST    SUNRISE 0703 CST    SUNSET 1738 CST    CT ENDS 1803 CST
 25 63 44 53 81/1950 34/1940* 19/1963 69/1950 0.17 1.62/1919 12 0
CT STARTS 0637 CST    SUNRISE 0702 CST    SUNSET 1738 CST    CT ENDS 1804 CST
 26 63 44 53 81/1952* 28/1897 18/1940 67/1952 0.16 2.02/1962 12 0
CT STARTS 0636 CST    SUNRISE 0702 CST    SUNSET 1739 CST    CT ENDS 1805 CST
 27 63 44 53 82/1957 21/1897 16/1940 67/1944 0.17 3.14/1995 12 0
CT STARTS 0636 CST    SUNRISE 0701 CST    SUNSET 1740 CST    CT ENDS 1805 CST
 28 63 44 54 81/1957 29/1897 19/1897 66/1975* 0.17 5.80/1916 12 0
CT STARTS 0636 CST    SUNRISE 0701 CST    SUNSET 1741 CST    CT ENDS 1806 CST
 29 63 44 54 80/2002* 28/1897 23/2014 69/1999 0.17 2.60/1912 12 0
CT STARTS 0635 CST    SUNRISE 0700 CST    SUNSET 1742 CST    CT ENDS 1807 CST
 30 63 44 54 83/1927 31/1949 19/2014 70/2002 0.18 2.77/1959 12 0
CT STARTS 0635 CST    SUNRISE 0700 CST    SUNSET 1743 CST    CT ENDS 1808 CST
 31 63 45 54 83/1957 31/1949 22/1936 69/1957 0.17 1.87/2005 12 0
CT STARTS 0634 CST    SUNRISE 0659 CST    SUNSET 1744 CST    CT ENDS 1809 CST
 MON 62.2 43.5 52.8         5.92   392 15

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  0 <1 5 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  10 7 4 2

 

Note: Daily sums/averages will not equal monthly sums/averages due to rounding - click here for more info
 

 Normals are for the 30-year period from 1991-2020

Extremes (or records) are for the period of record (1893-2024) 

 

 Bold colored records indicate extreme for the month

Italicized bold colored records indicate most recent of multiple monthly extreme occurrences 

 
* Asterisks indicate records which tied previous records; asterisked value was the last year record occurred
 
 All times are approximate and in Central Standard Time - add one hour during Daylight Saving Time

CT stands for Civil Twilight, essentially times of dawn & dusk - see definitions here 
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