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 - APRIL
LAFAYETTE

Warmest April Highs
Lafayette
1893-2026

t1	93	4/8/1910
t1	93	4/28/1933
t1	93	4/21/1987
t1	93	4/28/1987
t1	93	4/17/2006
t6	92	multiple dates

Coolest April Lows
Lafayette
1893-2026

1	32	4/13/1940
t2	33	4/3/1915
t2	33	4/4/1915
t2	33	4/5/1920
t2	33	4/8/1939
t2	33	4/5/1987
t7	34	4/3/1936
t7	34	4/10/1938
t7	34	4/4/1987
t10	35	multiple dates

Wettest April Days
Lafayette
1893-2026

1	7.84	4/21/1979
2	6.34	4/24/2025
3	5.83	4/7/1942
4	5.14	4/7/1993
5	5.07	4/25/1905
6	4.97	4/10/1955
7	4.58	4/18/1918
8	4.40	4/21/1977
9	4.36	4/29/1960
10	4.30	4/2/2017

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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