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 - MAY
LAFAYETTE

Warmest May Highs
Lafayette
1893-2026

t1	98	5/29/1896
t1	98	5/23/1902
t1	98	5/31/1977
t1	98	5/30/1998
t1	98	5/31/1998
t6	97	5/24/19896
t6	97	5/26/1901
t6	97	5/31/1951
t6	97	5/22/2005
t10	96	many times

Coolest May Lows
Lafayette
1893-2026

t1	42	5/1/1925
t1	42	5/3/1929
t3	44	5/13/1895
t3	44	5/7/1898
t3	44	5/10/1906
t3	44	5/4/1921
t3	44	5/12/1924
t3	44	5/4/1954
t3	44	5/5/1954
t3	44	5/4/2013

Wettest May Days
Lafayette
1893-2026

1	10.38	5/16/1980
2	9.09	5/8/1907
3	6.87	5/28/2014
4	6.86	5/12/2004
5	6.41	5/3/2017
6	6.37	5/17/2021
7	6.07	5/23/1927
8	5.15	5/6/1935
9	5.07	5/22/2008
10	4.99	5/31/1999

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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