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Heavy Rainfall Threat Continues in the Southwest on Monday; Record Warmth in the Plains and Midwest

Remnant moisture from Tropical Storm Rachel will persist over portions of the Great Basin and Southwest on Monday, bringing a potential heavy to excessive rainfall risk. Well above average and potentially record breaking temperatures will develop across the Plains and Midwest early this week, spreading into the Lower Mississippi Valley and Southeast midweek. Read More >

MARCH TOP TENS
LAFAYETTE
 

10 Warmest March's
Lafayette
1893-2026

 

1 70.2 1907
2 70.0 1921
3 70.0 2020
4 69.1 2012
5 68.9 1938
6 68.8 1897
7 68.1 2017
8 67.8 1908
9 67.5 1911
10 67.5 1974

 

10 Coolest March's
Lafayette
1893-2026

 

1 52.5 1915
2 54.3 1969
3 54.9 1947
4 55.0 1941
5 55.3 1914
6 55.6 1931
7 56.0 1960
t8 56.8 1926
t8 56.8 1965
10 56.8 1924

 

10 Wettest March's
Lafayette
1893-2026
 

1 13.42 1947
2 12.38 1926
3 11.62 1973
4 10.86 1949
5 10.65 2001
6 10.50 1995
7 8.88 1922
8 8.77 1976
9 8.65 1903
10 8.02 1923

 

10 Driest March's
Lafayette
1893-2026

 

1 Trace 1955
2 0.15 2006
3 0.19 1916
4 0.37 2019
5 0.39 1907
6 0.55 1966
7 0.73 1984
8 0.88 1963
9 1.08 2004
10 1.12 1936

 


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