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 >

AUGUST TOP TENS
LAFAYETTE

10 Warmest August's
Lafayette
1893-2025

1	90.3	2023
2	87.1	2011
3	86.6	2024
4	86.0	1999
5	85.3	1951
6	85.2	2007
7	85.2	2010
8	85.0	2005
9	84.8	1995
10	84.5	1902

10 Coolest August's
Lafayette
1893-2025

1	78.8	1966
2	79.2	1967
3	79.2	1940
4	79.4	1931
5	79.6	1965
6	79.6	1904
7	79.8	1992
8	80.0	1894
9	80.0	1973
10	80.1	1945

10 Wettest August's
Lafayette
1893-2025

1	37.99	1940
2	24.74	2016
3	15.98	2022
4	14.27	2017
5	11.67	2020
6	10.99	1898
7	10.45	1967
8	10.39	1992
9	9.81	2002
10	9.60	1897

10 Driest August's
Lafayette
1893-2025

1	1.10	2023
2	1.23	1999
3	1.34	1943
4	1.38	1946
5	1.44	1925
6	1.62	1929
7	1.75	1933
8	1.81	1921
9	1.95	1896
10	1.96	1951

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

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

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