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 - DECEMBER
LAFAYETTE

Warmest December Highs
Lafayette
1893-2025

1	89	12/1/1906
2	86	12/3/1933
t3	84	multiple dates

Coolest December Lows
Lafayette
1893-2025

1	9	12/23/1989
2	11	12/24/1989
t3	12	12/16/1901
t3	12	12/25/1983
t5	14	12/29/1894
t5	14	12/30/1917
t7	15	12/13/1962
t7	15	12/24/1983
t7	15	12/22/1989
t10	16	multiple dates

Wettest December Days
Lafayette
1893-2025

1	7.10	12/31/1933
2	6.56	12/1/2023
3	5.74	12/18/1995
4	5.09	12/5/1971
5	5.05	12/3/1982
t6	4.87	12/26/1982
t6	4.87	12/04/2025
8	4.37	12/19/1956
9	4.32	12/31/1901
10	4.30	12/05/1950

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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