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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 - OCTOBER
LAFAYETTE
 

Warmest October Highs
Lafayette
1893-2025

1 98 10/23/1933
t2 96 10/1/1900
t2 96 10/3/1900
t2 96 10/2/1904
t2 96 10/7/1911
t2 96 10/7/1912
t8 95 many dates

 

Coolest October Lows
Lafayette
1893-2025

1 27 10/31/1917
t2 30 10/29/1910
t2 30 10/30/1917
t4 31 10/27/1898
t4 31 10/28/1898
t4 31 10/30/1910
t4 31 10/24/1917
t4 31 10/29/1952
t9 32 many dates

 

Wettest October Days
Lafayette
1893-2025 

1 7.10 10/3/1964
2 5.87 10/27/1991
3 5.75 10/8/2004
4 5.14 10/25/1996
5 4.90 10/18/1980
6 4.48 10/27/2002
7 4.28 10/3/2002
8 4.18 10/22/1984
9 4.16 10/13/1995
10 4.11 10/31/2024

 


Warmest & Coolest is temperature in degrees Fahrenheit
Wettest is rainfall in inches