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 >

TOP INDIVIDUAL DAYS - JANUARY
LAFAYETTE

Warmest January Highs
Lafayette
1893-2026

1	87	1/20/1916
t2	83	1/30/1927
t2	83	1/23/1933
t2	83	1/31/1957
t2	83	1/1/2022
t6	82	multiple dates

Coolest January Lows
Lafayette
1893-2026

1	4	1/22/2025
2	8	1/21/2025
t3	10	1/12/1918
t3	10	1/12/1918
5	11	1/13/1918
6	12	1/11/1962
t7	13	1/12/1962
t7	13	1/21/1985
t9	14	1/19/1940
t9	14	1/24/1948
t9	14	1/10/1962

Wettest January Days
Lafayette
1893-2026

1	9.99	1/20/1993
2	5.80	1/28/1916
3	4.66	1/10/1991
4	4.15	1/4/1931
5	3.75	1/23/1932
6	3.74	1/18/1992
7	3.71	1/2/1911
8	3.62	1/7/1993
9	3.25	1/9/2012
10	3.24	1/4/1926

Warmest & Coolest is temperature in degrees Fahrenheit
Wettest is 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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