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Record Heat for the Intermountain West and Northern Plains; Heavy Rainfall and Severe Weather Threats

Record setting heat is expected over the next several days from the Intermountain West through the northern Plains. Furthermore, fire weather concerns increase with dry and breezy conditions. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorm threats for the Ohio/Tennessee Valleys, central Appalachians and Southeast today. The threat shifts to central Gulf Coast and across central Texas this week. Read More >

APRIL TOP TENS
LAFAYETTE
 

10 Warmest April's
Lafayette
1893-2026

 

1 74.2 2017
2 74.0 2006
3 73.9 2011
4 73.4 1967
5 73.2 1893
6 73.1 1908
7 72.8 1894
8 72.6 1999
9 72.6 1963
10 72.5 1929

 

10 Coolest April's
Lafayette
1893-2026

 

1 62.9 1898
2 63.1 1983
3 63.4 1928
4 63.8 1993
5 64.2 1997
6 64.6 1931
7 64.8 2018
8 64.9 1952
9 64.9 1961
10 65.0 1980

 

10 Wettest April's
Lafayette
1893-2026
 

1 15.57 1979
2 11.95 1969
3 11.88 1993
4 11.51 1977
5 11.12 2015
6 10.32 1942
7 10.24 1955
8 10.02 1926
9 9.62 1940
10 8.95 1905

 

10 Driest April's
Lafayette
1893-2026

 

1 0.45 1987
2 0.48 1971
3 0.55 2010
4 0.59 1976
5 0.67 1965
6 0.69 1915
7 0.77 1954
8 0.78 1985
9 0.81 1999
10 0.83 1931

 


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