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 >

OCTOBER TOP TENS
LAFAYETTE

10 Warmest October's
Lafayette
1893-2025

1	77.4	1919
2	76.3	2004
3	74.6	1984
4	74.5	1941
5	74.3	1971
6	74.2	2021
7	74.1	2018
8	73.7	1947
9	73.7	2016
10	73.2	1926

10 Coolest October's
Lafayette
1893-2025

1	61.7	1952
2	62.5	1976
3	62.8	1917
4	64.1	1908
5	64.3	1906
6	64.5	1895
7	64.7	1987
8	65.4	1980
9	65.6	1903
10	65.7	1964

10 Wettest October's
Lafayette
1893-2025

1	18.27	2002
2	15.65	1985
3	13.70	1949
4	12.79	1984
5	12.52	2009
6	12.16	1925
7	12.02	1918
8	11.40	2004
9	10.57	1964
10	10.32	1996

10 Driest October's
Lafayette
1893-2025

t1	0.00	1924
t1	0.00	1963
3	0.10	1952
4	0.14	1940
5	0.23	2011
6	0.30	1978
7	0.34	2012
8	0.41	1917
9	0.43	2022
10	0.44	1904

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

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Record Heat for the Intermountain West and Northern Plains; Heavy Rainfall and Severe Weather Threats

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