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Dangerous Heat Builds and Expands; Critical Fire Weather for the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms for Plains and Midwest

Dangerous to record breaking heat will build across the center of the nation and slowly build eastward this week. Wildfire conditions remain critical for the Southwest and portions of the Great Basin through Monday. For the northern Plains and upper Midwest, severe thunderstorms with the potential for large to very large hail and severe winds are the primary hazards. Read More >

FEBRUARY TOP TENS
LAFAYETTE
 

10 Warmest February's
Lafayette
1893-2026

 

1 65.9 2017
2 65.7 2018
3 64.9 1932
4 64.6 1927
5 62.8 1911
6 62.5 1962
7 62.2 2019
8 62.1 1957
9 61.6 2023
10 61.6 1938

 

10 Coolest February's
Lafayette
1893-2026

 

1 43.6 1895
2 44.9 1899
3 46.2 1978
4 46.7 1968
5 47.3 1947
6 47.4 2010
7 47.8 1958
8 47.9 1912
9 48.1 1902
10 48.4 1964

 

10 Wettest February's
Lafayette
1893-2026
 

1 13.26 1905
2 12.49 1959
3 12.12 1966
4 8.81 1988
5 8.75 1955
6 8.51 1997
7 8.38 1903
8 8.25 1979
9 7.91 2004
10 7.66 1952

 

10 Driest February's
Lafayette
1893-2026

 

1 0.69 1989
2 0.70 1962
3 0.71 1980
4 0.82 1911
5 0.84 2002
6 1.05 2000
7 1.23 1937
8 1.45 1975
9 1.50 2009
10 1.58 1954

 


Warmest & Coolest represents temperature in degrees Fahrenheit
Temperature ties, if possible, have been broken by going to ten thousandths of a degree
Wettest & Driest represents rainfall in inches