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 - AUGUST
LAFAYETTE

Warmest August Highs
Lafayette
1893-2025

1	110	8/27/2023
t2	106	8/24/2023
t2	106	8/26/2023
t4	105	8/19/2023
t4	105	8/23/2023
6	104	8/30/2000
t7	103	many dates

Coolest August Lows
Lafayette
1893-2025

t1	58	8/29/1906
t1	58	8/11/1923
t1	58	8/15/2004
t4	59	8/30/1906
t4	59	8/12/1931
t4	59	8/23/1956
t7	60	many dates

Wettest August Days
Lafayette
1893-2025

1	19.63	8/9/1940
2	10.40	8/13/2016
3	10.39	8/12/2016
4	6.18	8/15/1949
5	5.83	8/27/2020
6	5.60	8/4/1940
7	5.49	8/25/2022
8	5.01	8/26/1967
9	4.73	8/26/1992
10	4.32	8/28/1978

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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